Re: [PORTS] Linux/Alpha.... Progress...

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: rkirkpat(at)nag(dot)cs(dot)colorado(dot)edu (Ryan Kirkpatrick)
Cc: pgsql-ports(at)postgreSQL(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org, jsturm(at)zenacomp(dot)com
Subject: Re: [PORTS] Linux/Alpha.... Progress...
Date: 1998-06-16 04:02:03
Message-ID: 199806160402.AAA23649@candle.pha.pa.us
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> I am making some progress on cleaning up regression problems on
> Linux/Alpha. I have finally got datetimes from causing postgres to SIGFPE
> (floating point expections). The secret appears to be to include the
> '-mieee' compile option, via the CFLAGS line in template/linuxalpha. I am
> not 100% sure what it does, but it has often been recommend by the people
> on the axp-redhat list when people are having SIGFPE problems with thier
> programs. It doesn't appear to do any harm, and actually one entire test
> (reltime) has been totally fixed. I am still getting a few SIGFPE during
> the regression tests, but only a small number of the original many.

Added to template.

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