Re: strange error

Sim Zacks <sim@compulab.co.il> writes:
> The version (from select version()) is
> PostgreSQL 8.0.1 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc (GCC) 3.3.5  (Gentoo Linux 3.3.5-r1,
ssp-3.3.2-3,pie-8.7.7.1) 

Gentoo eh?  When you run a bleeding-edge distribution, sometimes you get
nicked :-(.  I'm betting this is some weird kernel bug.  You might try
another distro with tighter quality control.

            regards, tom lane