I'd say go with 6.0-RELEASE - I just saw they tagged it few hours ago in cvsup. there was an interview with Scott Long few weeks ago, he recommended it over 5.* branch. just wait a couple of days for release to be available on FTP. http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35212 Also, I've been using 6.0-RC for a while, including AMDx64 platform - no issues. On 11/1/05, Craig <postgresql@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi > > I am going to be hosting a PostgreSQL database on a new server. We will be > purchasing a server with the AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor. > We are now posed with a choice of "FreeBSD 5.4" or "FreeBSD 5.4 x86_64Bit". > My question is: Will PostgreSQL 8.04 run perfectly on a 64-bit OS, or should > I run the 32 bit OS for now? > > Any help will be greatly appreciated > > Thanks > Craig -- Vlad ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
