Alexandra Roy wrote: > I have always run "gmake distclean" before relaunching a build. > > Maybe the32-bit build failed because I have not set and exported the > "OBJECT_MODE" environment variable. > I will try to build PostgreSQL once again with "export > OBJECT_MODE=32". I will look at the 32 bit case again. > I continued to test a 64-bit build and finally, I found the > procedure to > do a 64-bit build of PostgreSQL 8.3.8 on AIX 5.3. > As "root" user : You don't have to be root for this. > # export OBJECT_MODE=64 > # export CFLAGS="-maix64" > # export LDFLAGS="-maix64 -Wl,-bbigtoc" > # export AR="ar -X64" => this step was missing in my first test This should not be necessary - if you look at the man page of "ar" you will see that the default value of the -X flag is derived from OBJECT_MODE. > # ./configure > # gmake > All of PostgreSQL successfully made. Ready to install. I'm glad that you got it to compile. > As non-root user : > # gmake check > ======================= > All 114 tests passed. > ======================= > > As "root" user: > # gmake install > PostgreSQL installation complete. Yours, Laurenz Albe -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
