On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Kevin Grittner <Kevin.Grittner@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 5:18 PM, in message > <dcc563d10806051518w64a1833w269ecc2b377a1519@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Scott > Marlowe" > <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Alvaro Herrera >> <alvherre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Marcin Kasperski wrote: >>>> >>>> As in the title - is it possible to convert WAL for another > architecture? >>>> >>>> (source database on Linux/i386, contemplating chances to restore >>>> backup on Linux/amd64) >>> >>> No. >> >> Technically it really IS possible, but I can't imagine investing the >> time to be able to do so. > > We did this by installing the 32 bit libraries and making a 32 bit > build which ran under the 64 bit OS. True. But that would only work on 64/32 split OSes where the chipsets have a 32 bit compatibility mode. You couldn't do that from i386 to sparc64 for instance.
