Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL for VAX on NetBSD/OpenBSD

[Paul Koning <paulkoning%comcast.net@localhost>]

On Jun 24, 2014, at 12:42 PM, Tom Lane <tgl%sss.pgh.pa.us@localhost> wrote:

> "Sebastian Reitenbach" <sebastia%l00-bugdead-prods.de@localhost> writes:
>> OK, that was easy:
> 
>> $ cd /usr/ports/databases/postgresql                                   
>> $ make install
>> ===>  postgresql-client-9.3.4p0  requires shared libraries .
> 
>> OpenBSD VAX is static only, so no postgresql on OpenBSD
>> VAX before shared libraries will ever be made working on it.
> 
> Ouch.  We long ago passed the point of no return as far as requiring
> shared library support: there's too much backend functionality that's
> in separate shared libraries rather than being linked directly into
> the core executable.  I doubt anyone will be interested in taking on
> the task of supporting a parallel all-static build.
> 
> I think this means we can write off VAX on NetBSD/OpenBSD as a viable
> platform for Postgres :-(.  I'm sad to hear it, but certainly have
> not got the cycles personally to prevent it.

NetBSD and OpenBSD are different systems.  I don’t remember if NetBSD supports 
shared libraries on VAX, but that’s independent of the fact that OpenBSD 
doesn’t.

        paul