Some handy links for you:
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/howtoguides/postgresqlhowto.jsp
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-5578?q=+postgresql&a=expand
http://www.lethargy.org/~jesus/archives/77-Choosing-Solaris-10-over-Linux.html
On Saturday 13 January 2007 01:26, Gene wrote:
> thanks for the advice, i would buy the support from sun but I don't
> think they would support version 8.2 of postgresql. i've been able to
> find some sample smf files for postgresql on solaris which should
> help.
>
> On 1/13/07, Jaime Casanova <systemguards@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 1/12/07, Gene <genekhart@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I've searched google and did not find any tutorials on installing
> > > postgresql 8.2 on solaris 10. I would like to test performance of
> > > solaris vs. linux which I'm much more familiar with. the gentoo ebuild
> > > and fedora rpm do things like create startup scripts / users etc.
> > >
> > > Is there a prebuilt package available for solaris 10 somewhere or
> > > should I just follow the instructions here:
> > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/interactive/install-procedure.html
> > > ?
> >
> > i think sun give postgres support to all his solaris customers...
> > maybe they can help you?
> > if you want to do it yourself then you should get the sources and
> > compile...
> >
> > --
> > regards,
> > Jaime Casanova
> >
> > "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to
> > build bigger and better idiot-proof programs and the universe trying
> > to produce bigger and better idiots.
> > So far, the universe is winning."
> > Richard Cook
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