> "Matt Magoffin" <postgresql.org@xxxxxxx> writes: >> I understand. I cannot make the SELECT query nor the ADD INDEX command >> break on an empty database. I cannot share this database data, either. > > So try to make a test case using dummy data, or with suitably obscured > versions of your real data. > > Also, consider compiling a debug-enabled build and showing us a gdb > stack trace from the core dump. Generating obscured dummy data would be a difficult task. Here's a stacktrace from gdb after the server crashed: (gdb) c Continuing. Program received signal EXC_BAD_ACCESS, Could not access memory. Reason: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at address: 0x00a04000 0xffff8820 in __memcpy () (gdb) bt #0 0xffff8820 in __memcpy () #1 0x004d9098 in xmlBufferAdd () #2 0x004e0dc4 in xmlParserInputBufferCreateMem () #3 0x004ced98 in xmlCtxtReadMemory () #4 0x0026ea0c in xpath (fcinfo=0x37) at xml.c:3183 #5 0x001095bc in ExecMakeFunctionResultNoSets (fcache=0x10563fc, econtext=0x10562a8, isNull=0xbfffd4f8 "\004Y?P", isDone=0x0) at execQual.c:1412 #6 0x00109640 in ExecEvalArrayRef (astate=0x1056364, econtext=0x10562a8, isNull=0xbfffd4f8 "\004Y?P", isDone=0x0) at execQual.c:254 #7 0x0010d550 in ExecEvalXml (xmlExpr=0x1056324, econtext=0x10562a8, isNull=0xbfffd5d8 "\001)?\f", isDone=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at execQual.c:3012 #8 0x0010ae18 in ExecEvalExprSwitchContext (expression=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>, econtext=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>, isNull=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>, isDone=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at execQual.c:3726 #9 0x00076490 in FormIndexDatum (indexInfo=0x1044ef4, slot=0x1044e1c, estate=0x105621c, values=0xbfffd69c, isnull=0xbfffd67c "") at index.c:1041 #10 0x000770e8 in IndexBuildHeapScan (heapRelation=0x7a7428, indexRelation=0x7a9ca0, indexInfo=0x1044ef4, callback=0x36c90 <btbuildCallback>, callback_state=0xbfffda08) at index.c:1705 #11 0x00036bfc in btbuild (fcinfo=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at nbtree.c:119 #12 0x002875a8 in OidFunctionCall3 (functionId=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>, arg1=8025128, arg2=8035488, arg3=17059572) at fmgr.c:1580 #13 0x00074e94 in index_build (heapRelation=0x7a7428, indexRelation=0x7a9ca0, indexInfo=0x1044ef4, isprimary=0 '\0') at index.c:1331 #14 0x000762ac in index_create (heapRelationId=601643, indexRelationName=0x1044fe0 "assigned_area_idx", indexRelationId=983040, indexInfo=0x1044ef4, accessMethodObjectId=403, tableSpaceId=0, classObjectId=0x10505c0, coloptions=0x10509e0, reloptions=0, isprimary=0 '\0', isconstraint=0 '\0', allow_system_table_mods=0 '\0', skip_build=0 '\0', concurrent=6 '\006') at index.c:817 #15 0x000cef14 in DefineIndex (heapRelation=0x1044eb4, indexRelationName=0x1044fe0 "assigned_area_idx", indexRelationId=0, accessMethodName=0x1044f80 "btree", tableSpaceName=0x273a "", attributeList=0x1044db4, predicate=0x19, options=0x0, src_options=0x0, unique=0 '\0', primary=0 '\0', isconstraint=0 '\0', is_alter_table=0 '\0', check_rights=1 '\001', skip_build=0 '\0', quiet=0 '\0', concurrent=0 '\0') at indexcmds.c:453 #16 0x001c8aec in ProcessUtility (parsetree=0x103ac88, queryString=0x1044c1c "create index assigned_area_idx ON lead (\nXMLSERIALIZE(CONTENT(xpath('/als:auto-lead-service/als:meta[@key=\"com.autoleadservice.service.AssignDealer.AREA\"][1]/text()', xml,\nARRAY[ARRAY['als','http://au"..., params=0x0, isTopLevel=1 '\001', dest=0x103ad04, completionTag=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at utility.c:919 #17 0x001c566c in PortalRunUtility (portal=0x104bc1c, utilityStmt=0x103ac88, isTopLevel=1 '\001', dest=0x103ad04, completionTag=0xbfffe4ca "") at pquery.c:1173 #18 0x001c5af0 in PortalRunMulti (portal=0x104bc1c, isTopLevel=1 '\001', dest=0x103ad04, altdest=0x103ad04, completionTag=0xbfffe4ca "") at pquery.c:1266 #19 0x001c647c in PortalRun (portal=0x104bc1c, count=2147483647, isTopLevel=0 '\0', dest=0x103ad04, altdest=0x103ad04, completionTag=0xbfffe4ca "") at pquery.c:813 #20 0x001c1584 in exec_simple_query (query_string=0x1039e1c "create index assigned_area_idx ON lead (\nXMLSERIALIZE(CONTENT(xpath('/als:auto-lead-service/als:meta[@key=\"AREA\"][1]/text()', xml,\nARRAY[ARRAY['als','http://au"...) at postgres.c:962 #21 0x001c335c in PostgresMain (argc=4, argv=<value temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>, username=0x1001650 "lms") at postgres.c:3529 #22 0x00188f58 in ServerLoop () at postmaster.c:3175 #23 0x0018a464 in PostmasterMain (argc=8, argv=0x800420) at postmaster.c:1026 #24 0x0012d49c in main (argc=8, argv=0x800420) at main.c:188 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq