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# 14.7. Supported Platforms

PostgreSQL has been verified by the developer community to work on the platforms listed below. A supported platform generally means that PostgreSQL builds and installs according to these instructions and that the regression tests pass. "Build farm" entries refer to active test machines in the PostgreSQL Build Farm. Platform entries that show an older version of PostgreSQL are those that did not receive explicit testing at the time of release of version 8.1 but that we still expect to work.

> Note: If you are having problems with the installation on a supported platform, please write to `<pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org>` or `<pgsql-ports@postgresql.org>`, not to the people listed here.

OS | Processor | Version | Reported | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
AIX | PowerPC | 8.1.0 | Build farm kookaburra (5.2, cc 6.0); asp (5.2, gcc 3.3.2) | see `doc/FAQ_AIX`, particularly if using AIX 5.3 ML3
AIX | RS6000 | 8.0.0 | Hans-Jürgen Schönig (`<hs@cybertec.at>`), 2004-12-06 | see `doc/FAQ_AIX`
BSD/OS | x86 | 8.1.0 | Bruce Momjian (`<pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>`), 2005-10-26 | 4.3.1
Debian GNU/Linux | Alpha | 8.1.0 | Build farm hare (3.1, gcc 3.3.4) |
Debian GNU/Linux | AMD64 | 8.1.0 | Build farm panda (sid, gcc 3.3.5) |
Debian GNU/Linux | ARM | 8.1.0 | Build farm penguin (3.1, gcc 3.3.4) |
Debian GNU/Linux | Athlon XP | 8.1.0 | Build farm rook (3.1, gcc 3.3.5) |
Debian GNU/Linux | IA64 | 7.4 | Noèl Köthe (`<noel@debian.org>`), 2003-10-25 |
Debian GNU/Linux | m68k | 8.0.0 | Noèl Köthe (`<noel@debian.org>`), 2004-12-09 | sid
Debian GNU/Linux | MIPS | 8.1.0 | Build farm otter (3.1, gcc 3.3.4) |
Debian GNU/Linux | MIPSEL | 8.1.0 | Build farm lionfish (3.1, gcc 3.3.4); corgi (3.1, gcc 3.3.4) |
Debian GNU/Linux | PA-RISC | 8.1.0 | Build farm kingfisher (3.1, gcc 3.3.5) |
Debian GNU/Linux | PowerPC | 8.0.0 | Noèl Köthe (`<noel@debian.org>`), 2004-12-15 | sid
Debian GNU/Linux | S/390 | 7.4 | Noèl Köthe (`<noel@debian.org>`), 2003-10-25 |
Debian GNU/Linux | Sparc | 8.1.0 | Build farm dormouse (3.1, gcc 3.2.5; 64-bit) |
Debian GNU/Linux | x86 | 8.0.0 | Peter Eisentraut (`<peter_e@gmx.net>`), 2004-12-06 | 3.1 (sarge), kernel 2.6
Fedora | AMD64 | 8.1.0 | Build farm viper (FC3, gcc 3.4.2) |
Fedora | x86 | 8.1.0 | Build farm thrush (FC1, gcc 3.3.2) |
FreeBSD | Alpha | 7.4 | Peter Eisentraut (`<peter_e@gmx.net>`), 2003-10-25 | 4.8
FreeBSD | AMD64 | 8.1.0 | Build farm platypus (5.2.1, gcc 3.3.3); dove (5.4, gcc 3.4.2) |
FreeBSD | x86 | 8.1.0 | Build farm octopus (4.11, gcc 2.95.4); flatworm (5.3, gcc 3.4.2); echidna (6, gcc 3.4.2); herring (6, Intel cc 7.1) |
Gentoo Linux | AMD64 | 8.1.0 | Build farm caribou (2.6.9, gcc 3.3.5) |
Gentoo Linux | IA64 | 8.1.0 | Build farm stoat (2.6, gcc 3.3) |
Gentoo Linux | PowerPC 64 | 8.1.0 | Build farm cobra (1.4.16, gcc 3.4.3) |
Gentoo Linux | x86 | 8.0.0 | Paul Bort (`<pbort@tmwsystems.com>`), 2004-12-07 |
HP-UX | IA64 | 8.1.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2005-10-15 | 11.23, `gcc` and `cc`; see `doc/FAQ_HPUX`
HP-UX | PA-RISC | 8.1.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2005-10-15 | 10.20 and 11.23, `gcc` and `cc`; see `doc/FAQ_HPUX`
IRIX | MIPS | 8.1.0 | Kenneth Marshall (`<ktm@is.rice.edu>`), 2005-11-04 | 6.5, `cc` only
Mac OS X | PowerPC | 8.1.0 | Build farm tuna (10.4.2, gcc 4.0); cuckoo (10.3.9, gcc 3.3); wallaroo (10.3.8, gcc 3.3) |
Mandrake Linux | x86 | 8.1.0 | Build farm shrew (10.0, gcc 3.3.2) |
NetBSD | arm32 | 7.4 | Patrick Welche (`<prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>`), 2003-11-12 | 1.6ZE/acorn32
NetBSD | m68k | 8.1.0 | Build farm osprey (2.0, gcc 3.3.3) |
NetBSD | Sparc | 7.4.1 | Peter Eisentraut (`<peter_e@gmx.net>`), 2003-11-26 | 1.6.1, 32-bit
NetBSD | x86 | 8.0.0 | Build farm canary, snapshot 2004-12-06 03:30:00 | 1.6
OpenBSD | Sparc | 8.0.0 | Chris Mair (`<list@1006.org>`), 2005-01-10 | 3.3
OpenBSD | Sparc64 | 8.1.0 | Build farm spoonbill (3.6, gcc 3.3.2) | compiler bug affects `contrib/seg`
OpenBSD | x86 | 8.0.0 | Build farm emu, snapshot 2004-12-06 11:35:03 | 3.6
Red Hat Linux | AMD64 | 8.1.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2005-10-23 | RHEL 4
Red Hat Linux | IA64 | 8.1.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2005-10-23 | RHEL 4
Red Hat Linux | PowerPC | 8.1.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2005-10-23 | RHEL 4
Red Hat Linux | PowerPC 64 | 8.1.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2005-10-23 | RHEL 4
Red Hat Linux | S/390 | 8.1.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2005-10-23 | RHEL 4
Red Hat Linux | S/390x | 8.1.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2005-10-23 | RHEL 4
Red Hat Linux | x86 | 8.1.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2005-10-23 | RHEL 4
Slackware Linux | x86 | 8.1.0 | Sergey Koposov (`<math@sai.msu.ru>`), 2005-10-24 | 10.0
Solaris | Sparc | 8.1.0 | Build farm buzzard (Solaris 10, gcc 3.3.2); Robert Lor (`<Robert.Lor@sun.com>`), 2005-11-04 (Solaris 9); Kenneth Marshall (`<ktm@is.rice.edu>`), 2005-10-28 (Solaris 8, gcc 3.4.3) | see `doc/FAQ_Solaris`
Solaris | x86 | 8.1.0 | Robert Lor (`<Robert.Lor@sun.com>`), 2005-11-04 (Solaris 10) | see `doc/FAQ_Solaris`
SUSE Linux | AMD64 | 8.1.0 | Josh Berkus (`<josh@agliodbs.com>`), 2005-10-23 | SLES 9.3
SUSE Linux | IA64 | 8.0.0 | Reinhard Max (`<max@suse.de>`), 2005-01-03 | SLES 9
SUSE Linux | PowerPC | 8.0.0 | Reinhard Max (`<max@suse.de>`), 2005-01-03 | SLES 9
SUSE Linux | PowerPC 64 | 8.0.0 | Reinhard Max (`<max@suse.de>`), 2005-01-03 | SLES 9
SUSE Linux | S/390 | 8.0.0 | Reinhard Max (`<max@suse.de>`), 2005-01-03 | SLES 9
SUSE Linux | S/390x | 8.0.0 | Reinhard Max (`<max@suse.de>`), 2005-01-03 | SLES 9
SUSE Linux | x86 | 8.0.0 | Reinhard Max (`<max@suse.de>`), 2005-01-03 | 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, SLES 9
Tru64 UNIX | Alpha | 8.1.0 | Honda Shigehiro (`<fwif0083@mb.infoweb.ne.jp>`), 2005-11-01 | 5.0, `cc` 6.1-011
UnixWare | x86 | 8.1.0 | Build farm firefly (7.1.4, `cc` 4.2) | see `doc/FAQ_SCO`
Windows | x86 | 8.1.0 | Build farm loris (XP Pro, gcc 3.2.3); snake (Windows Server 2003, gcc 3.4.2) | see `doc/FAQ_MINGW`
Windows with Cygwin | x86 | 8.1.0 | Build farm ferret (XP Pro, gcc 3.3.3) | see `doc/FAQ_CYGWIN`
Yellow Dog Linux | PowerPC | 8.1.0 | Build farm carp (4.0, gcc 3.3.3) |

Unsupported Platforms: The following platforms are either known not to work, or they used to work in a fairly distant previous release. We include these here to let you know that these platforms could be supported if given some attention.

OS | Processor | Version | Reported | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
BeOS | x86 | 7.2 | Cyril Velter (`<cyril.velter@libertysurf.fr>`), 2001-11-29 | needs updates to semaphore code
Linux | PlayStation 2 | 8.0.0 | Chris Mair (`<list@1006.org>`), 2005-01-09 | requires `--disable-spinlocks` (works, but slow)
NetBSD | Alpha | 7.2 | Thomas Thai (`<tom@minnesota.com>`), 2001-11-20 | 1.5W
NetBSD | MIPS | 7.2.1 | Warwick Hunter (`<whunter@agile.tv>`), 2002-06-13 | 1.5.3
NetBSD | PowerPC | 7.2 | Bill Studenmund (`<wrstuden@netbsd.org>`), 2001-11-28 | 1.5
NetBSD | VAX | 7.1 | Tom I. Helbekkmo (`<tih@kpnQwest.no>`), 2001-03-30 | 1.5
QNX 4 RTOS | x86 | 7.2 | Bernd Tegge (`<tegge@repas-aeg.de>`), 2001-12-10 | needs updates to semaphore code; see also `doc/FAQ_QNX4`
QNX RTOS v6 | x86 | 7.2 | Igor Kovalenko (`<Igor.Kovalenko@motorola.com>`), 2001-11-20 | patches available in archives, but too late for 7.2
SCO OpenServer | x86 | 7.3.1 | Shibashish Satpathy (`<shib@postmark.net>`), 2002-12-11 | 5.0.4, `gcc`; see also `doc/FAQ_SCO`
SunOS 4 | Sparc | 7.2 | Tatsuo Ishii (`<t-ishii@sra.co.jp>`), 2001-12-04 |

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