"Dave Page" <dpage@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > If the endianess isn't corrected for the non-native platform at build > time, I've seen initdb leave a cluster with a completely broken > pg_rewrite (iirc). Hmm, but is pg_rewrite really the most obvious symptom? In 8.3 I would expect massive breakage all over, because of the varvarlena stuff's sensitivity to endianness. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq