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Subject: Re: Does Postgres Run on Sun MP Class Machines?
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> Leif Neve (neve@nlm.nih.gov) asked:
>
>> Is anyone running Postgres on a Sun MP class machine? Does anyone
>> plan to do so in the near future?
>
>We are but I have not started the work yet. I plan to try this
>over the summer. I'd like to hear from someone who did the port.
>
>Laurian M. Chirica (lchirica@orchid.csc.calpoly.edu)
>Computer Science Department
>CalPoly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93449
>(805) 756-1332

We have it running on a 4/670.  I just followed the included
instructions to modify the kernel and build the distribution for a Sun
Sparc.  There weren't any hangups.  -Jim

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