On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 12:05:04AM +0100, Rodrigo Fernandez-Vizarra wrote:
> Hi Ian,
> 
Hi Rodrigo,

> I compiled the lmgr with the -mips2 switch and everything compiled and 
> linked right. Now I'm compiling some other dependencies to see if 
> everything works.
> 
Neat - it's not just me then :)

> So if I undestand right, the patch for postgresql to work in a Cobalt 
> (MIPS) is very simple. Only add the following sentences to the existing 
> netbsd template
> 
> case $host_cpu in
>    cobalt*)  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mips2";;
> esac
> 
Yup, that's it.  It's just a case of the default PostgreSQL install not
knowing that the Qube is capable of ll/sc instructions.  Nice to know that
the default NetBSD CFLAGS line can be left at the top - I hadn't got around
to checking that bit yet.

TTFN,
-- 
Ian Spray