Re: asm/ia64regs.h not found on FreeBSD 8.1 IA64

Hi Tom,

thanks for this really fast reply.


I've removed the line

#include 

and it compiles now.


The function __getReg(_IA64_REG_AR_BSP) In postgres.c seems to be called 
only on Intel compilers.

And I see in asm/ia64regs.h (found on a Linux box)

#define _IA64_REG_AR_BSP        3089

in a section

/*
  * Register Names for getreg() and setreg().
  *
  * The "magic" numbers happen to match the values used by the Intel 
compiler's
  * getreg()/setreg() intrinsics.
  */

So I assume asm/ia64regs.h is only needed for Intel compilers on Linux.


Since this is not the default behavior are there any concerns to install 
this version into production?
I'm thinking of stability or future updates.


Many thanks
Frank




Am 27.01.2011 18:25, schrieb Tom Lane:
> "Frank Brendel"  writes:
>> I can't compile PostgreSQL 9.0.2 on FreeBSD 8.1 for IA64.
>> The error message is
>>      postgres.c:2998:26: error: asm/ia64regs.h: No such file or directory
> Hmm, the need for that header file is a very recent addition.  I'm not
> very surprised to hear of portability issues around it.  What you need
> to look into is what's needed to compile this patch:
> http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb?p=postgresql.git;a=commitdiff;h=ba007262a7661234588b1ebe297e3a95924ba587
>
> If you're using gcc it's quite possible you don't need the header file
> at all --- try just diking it out.  Please report back.
>
> 			regards, tom lane
>