Update machine-specific FAQs. Too late.

Author: bmomjian

doc/FAQ-Irix renamed to doc/FAQ_Irix

@@ -1,45 +1,49 @@
 =====================================================
-Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgresSQL V6.1
+Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL  V6.1
 IRIX Specific
 TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ
 =====================================================
-last updated:           Fri Jun 13 09:54:00 BST 1997
+last updated:           Fri Sep 19 11:51:00 BST 1997
 
 current maintainer:     Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)
 original author:        Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)
 
 
 Changes in this version (* = modified, + = new, - = removed):
-+1.5)   Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.4?
++1.6)   The make fails with the following message:
+        ld32: ERROR 4: Conflicting flag setting: -call_shared
 
 This file is divided approximately as follows:
-1.*)    Installing Postgres95
-2.*)    Uninstalling Postgres95
-3.*)    Extending Postgres95
+1.*)    Installing PostgreSQL
+2.*)    Uninstalling PostgreSQL
+3.*)    Extending PostgreSQL
 
 
 Questions answered:
-1.1)    What extra items do I need to install Postgres95 under Irix?
+1.1)    What extra items do I need to install PostgreSQL under Irix?
 1.2)    What changes do I need to make to src/Makefile.global?
 1.3)    What are the references in X11_LIB to libsocket and libnsl in
         src/Makefile.global?
 1.4)    Are there any other changes I should make?
-1.5)    Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.4?
+1.5)    Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.x?
+1.6)    The make fails with the following message:
+        ld32: ERROR 4: Conflicting flag setting: -call_shared
 2.1)    Why can't I move the executable files?
 3.1)    How do I compile a C program to create a function for extending
-        Postgres95
+        PostgreSQL
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Section 1:      Installing Postgres95
+Section 1:      Installing PostgreSQL
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-1.1)    What extra items do I need to install Postgres95 under Irix?
+1.1)    What extra items do I need to install PostgreSQL under Irix?
 
         You *must* have the following installed:
         a) Gnu make (installed as gmake)
 
         You are recommended to install the following:
         a) GNU install (installed as ginstall)
+           (This is part of the GNU fileutils package)
 
         You may choose to install the following:
         a) GNU readline library (if you wish psql to have readline
@@ -83,15 +87,19 @@ Section 1:      Installing Postgres95
                 CUSTOM_INSTALL=ginstall
 
         For an explanation as to why this is a good idea, see Question 2.1
+        Ginstall is part of the GNU fileutils package.
 
 
-1.5)    Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.4?
+1.5)    Can I install PostgreSQL under Irix 6.x?
 
-        Irix 6.4 has a bug in ld which mishandles the addresses of
+        Irix 6.2-6.4 has a bug in ld which mishandles the addresses of
         static procedures when object files are assembled into
         larger object files using 'ld -r'. This bug has been reported
-        to Silicon Graphics. The following patch should be applied as
-        a workaround. (Supplied by Bob Bruccoleri <bruc@bms.com>)
+        to Silicon Graphics. 
+
+        One option is to use the Gnu version of ld. Alternatively,
+        the following patch should be applied as a workaround. 
+        (Supplied by Bob Bruccoleri <bruc@bms.com>)
 
 *** ./backend/Makefile.orig     Thu May 22 00:00:15 1997
 --- ./backend/Makefile  Thu Jun  5 16:47:27 1997
@@ -117,8 +125,25 @@ Section 1:      Installing Postgres95
   $(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%.dir)
 
 
+
+
+1.6)    The make fails with the following message:
+        ld32: ERROR 4: Conflicting flag setting: -call_shared
+
+        If gmake fails in .../src/backend while building obj/ACCESS.o
+        with a message from ld32, you can work around this by using
+        ld for the LD environment variable rather than cc.
+
+        The problem has been observed under Irix 5.3 when compiling both
+        Postgres95-1.09 and PostgreSQL-6.2Beta6, but on some systems
+        these appear to compile with no such problems.
+
+        Fix supplied by Brian Sanders (bsanders@netcom.com,
+        brian@fresnelsoft.com)
+
+
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Section 2:      Deinstalling Postgres95
+Section 2:      Deinstalling PostgreSQL
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 2.1)    Why can't I move the executable files?
@@ -140,14 +165,14 @@ Section 2:      Deinstalling Postgres95
 
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Section 3:      Extending Postgres95
+Section 3:      Extending PostgreSQL
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 3.1)    How do I compile a C program to create a function for extending
-        Postgres95
+        PostgreSQL
 
         Here is a sample command line:
 
-        cc -I/usr/local/postgres95/include/ -I/usr/local/postgres95/src/backend 
+        cc -I/usr/local/PostgreSQL/include/ -I/usr/local/PostgreSQL/src/backend 
                 -shared -o funcs.so funcs.c