Some handy links for you: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/howtoguides/postgresqlhowto.jsp http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-5578?q=+postgresql&a=expand http://www.lethargy.org/~jesus/archives/77-Choosing-Solaris-10-over-Linux.html On Saturday 13 January 2007 01:26, Gene wrote: > thanks for the advice, i would buy the support from sun but I don't > think they would support version 8.2 of postgresql. i've been able to > find some sample smf files for postgresql on solaris which should > help. > > On 1/13/07, Jaime Casanova <systemguards@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 1/12/07, Gene <genekhart@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I've searched google and did not find any tutorials on installing > > > postgresql 8.2 on solaris 10. I would like to test performance of > > > solaris vs. linux which I'm much more familiar with. the gentoo ebuild > > > and fedora rpm do things like create startup scripts / users etc. > > > > > > Is there a prebuilt package available for solaris 10 somewhere or > > > should I just follow the instructions here: > > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/interactive/install-procedure.html > > > ? > > > > i think sun give postgres support to all his solaris customers... > > maybe they can help you? > > if you want to do it yourself then you should get the sources and > > compile... > > > > -- > > regards, > > Jaime Casanova > > > > "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to > > build bigger and better idiot-proof programs and the universe trying > > to produce bigger and better idiots. > > So far, the universe is winning." > > Richard Cook -- Robert Treat Build A Brighter LAMP :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
