Re: Parallel regression tests on HPUX

Nicolas Shatsky <Nicolas(dot)Shatsky(at)ksb-orb(dot)oma(dot)be> writes:
> I got the PostgreSQL ver.7.0.2 from the Postgres site and compiled it
> on HP-UX machine under OS hppa1.1-hp-hpux10.20. While configuring, I
> set the prefix= to subdirectory in my account since I'm not a root and
> have no superuser access rights, and added explicitly
> "--template=hpux_cc". Also, I got GNU make to build the package.
> Following the INSTALL guide, I compiled the package and tried to start
> the Regression Test in parrallel mode to check the system before
> installation. The Test passed until the following lines were
> diplayed:

> "...
> sequential test numerology ... ok
> parallel group2 (15 tests) ...
> lseg point "

> and then many hours passed with no change happened.

This probably ought to be in our HPUX FAQ somewhere. The standard HPUX
10.20 shell does not run the parallel regress script properly --- it
seems to get confused when it has too many open child processes. You
can run the sequential tests OK, or you can run the parallel tests by
using ksh instead of sh. I usually do the parallel tests this way:

make SHELL=/bin/ksh runcheck

regards, tom lane