On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:25 PM, runner <runner@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't have a problem with blowing the database cluster away and starting > over but I'd like to have a better understanding of what USE_FLOAT8_BYVAL > does and how it affects our install. I spent a considerable amount of time > googling this and was not able to locate any useful information that > explains what this param does and how it will affect us. it instructs the server to pass float8 (C double) by value instead of by reference (double*). It's an architecture optimization thing. Anyways, you really should do initdb when switching hardware, architecture, o/s, etc. merlin -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general