We just got a report of a successful installation on Linux/Alpha from
the current development tree. Earlier versions, including 7.0.2,
required patching. The easiest course for you to take is to install from
src or binary RPMs, which already contain the patches for Alpha boxes.
The RPMs are available on the Postgres ftp site, and Lamar Owens is just
about ready to release an update, though I'll guess that the current RPM
will work just fine for you.
7.1 should run out of the box for you, since it has a new "64-bit
friendly" function manager interface.
- Thomas