On Sep 15, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Peter Alberer wrote:
> I compiled postgres in 64-bit mode by adding the following switches
> in the
> make file:
> To the gcc lines: -m64 -mcpu=power5 -mtune=power5
> To ld lines: -m elf64ppc
>
FWIW Postgres works splendidly in 64-bit mode on FreeBSD on Opteron
systems.
Perhaps it is a bug in the power5 gcc compiler? Turn off machine
specific tuning and see what happens.
Vivek Khera, Ph.D.
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