Re: [ANNOUNCE] RC1 Packaged for Testing ...

I tested it on Solaris 8 [Sparc] and it passed all 89 tests :

============== creating temporary installation        ==============
============== initializing database system           ==============
============== starting postmaster                    ==============
running on port 65432 with pid 24031
============== creating database "regression"         ==============
CREATE DATABASE
ALTER DATABASE
============== dropping regression test user accounts ==============
============== installing PL/pgSQL                    ==============
============== running regression test queries        ==============
parallel group (13 tests):  char oid float8 int8 boolean float4 text int2
name varchar int4 bit numeric
     boolean              ... ok
     char                 ... ok
     name                 ... ok
     varchar              ... ok
     text                 ... ok
     int2                 ... ok
     int4                 ... ok
     int8                 ... ok
     oid                  ... ok
     float4               ... ok
     float8               ... ok
     bit                  ... ok
     numeric              ... ok
test strings              ... ok
test numerology           ... ok
parallel group (20 tests):  point box lseg path tinterval polygon interval
timetz timestamp inet comments abstime time date c
ircle reltime type_sanity timestamptz opr_sanity oidjoins
     point                ... ok
     lseg                 ... ok
     box                  ... ok
     path                 ... ok
     polygon              ... ok
     circle               ... ok
     date                 ... ok
     time                 ... ok
     timetz               ... ok
     timestamp            ... ok
     timestamptz          ... ok
     interval             ... ok
     abstime              ... ok
     reltime              ... ok
     tinterval            ... ok
     inet                 ... ok
     comments             ... ok
     oidjoins             ... ok
     type_sanity          ... ok
     opr_sanity           ... ok
test geometry             ... ok
test horology             ... ok
test insert               ... ok
test create_function_1    ... ok
test create_type          ... ok
test create_table         ... ok
test create_function_2    ... ok
test copy                 ... ok
parallel group (7 tests):  create_operator create_aggregate inherit vacuum
triggers constraints create_misc
     constraints          ... ok
     triggers             ... ok
     create_misc          ... ok
     create_aggregate     ... ok
     create_operator      ... ok
     inherit              ... ok
     vacuum               ... ok
parallel group (2 tests):  create_view create_index
     create_index         ... ok
     create_view          ... ok
test sanity_check         ... ok
test errors               ... ok
test select               ... ok
parallel group (16 tests):  select_into subselect select_distinct
select_distinct_on select_having select_implicit union transactions
portals arrays random case aggregates join btree_index hash_index
     select_into          ... ok
     select_distinct      ... ok
     select_distinct_on   ... ok
     select_implicit      ... ok
     select_having        ... ok
     subselect            ... ok
     union                ... ok
     case                 ... ok
     join                 ... ok
     aggregates           ... ok
     transactions         ... ok
     random               ... ok
     portals              ... ok
     arrays               ... ok
     btree_index          ... ok
     hash_index           ... ok
test privileges           ... ok
test misc                 ... ok
parallel group (5 tests):  portals_p2 cluster select_views rules
foreign_key
     select_views         ... ok
     portals_p2           ... ok
     rules                ... ok
     foreign_key          ... ok
     cluster              ... ok
parallel group (11 tests):  limit temp conversion truncate copy2 prepare
without_oid domain rangefuncs plpgsql alter_table
     limit                ... ok
     plpgsql              ... ok
     copy2                ... ok
     temp                 ... ok
     domain               ... ok
     rangefuncs           ... ok
     prepare              ... ok
     without_oid          ... ok
     conversion           ... ok
     truncate             ... ok
     alter_table          ... ok
============== shutting down postmaster               ==============

======================
 All 89 tests passed.
======================

Tariq Muhammad
Liberty RMS
tariq@libertyrms.info
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On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Marc G. Fournier wrote:

>
> Morning all ...
>
>    On Saturday this weekend, we packaged up PostgreSQL v7.3rc1 for testing
> ... this represents the first version that we believe to be ready for a
> production environment ... all critical and known bugs have been worked
> out of it, and we're in the final testing stages before the full release
> is made.
>
>   At this point, we need as many ppl as possible to try and break it, so
> that when we do release, its as solid as we can possibly make it.
>
>   Baring any critical bugs from RC1, an RC2 will most likely be made over
> the coming weekend, to work in any minor tweaks for any of the various
> platforms, and to finish off any document changes.
>
>   If all goes well, v7.3 will be released by December 1st.
>
>   Downloads are available at all mirrors, or the main site:
>
>     ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/beta
>
>   Bugs should be reported to pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
>
> Thanks ...
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
>