MOCHIDA Shuji wrote:

> 
> > Has anyone been able to compile PostgresSQL on netbsd for a pmax? It
> > is failing when trying to determine a spinlock mechanism for it.
> 
>  There is patch contains MIPS test-and-set code(tas_dummy)
> 
>   ftp://ftp.sra.co.jp/pub/cmd/postgres/6.4.2/patches/m68k-cq.patch
> 
> that is for Linux/MIPS on CobaltQube
> (http://www.cobaltmicro.com/products/index.html).

Unfortunately that patch uses the ll and sc instructions which aren't
available on the MIPS I processors (R2000, R3000)...

Simon.