Supported Platforms

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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 builds reported by 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 8.0 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 | 8.0.0 | Travis P (`<twp@castle.fastmail.fm>`), 2004-12-12 | see also `doc/FAQ_AIX`
AIX | RS6000 | 8.0.0 | Hans-Jürgen Schönig (`<hs@cybertec.at>`), 2004-12-06 | see also `doc/FAQ_AIX`
BSD/OS | x86 | 8.0.0 | Bruce Momjian (`<pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>`), 2004-12-07 | 4.3.1
Debian GNU/Linux | Alpha | 7.4 | Noèl Köthe (`<noel@debian.org>`), 2003-10-25 |
Debian GNU/Linux | AMD64 | 8.0.0 | Build farm panda, snapshot 2004-12-06 01:20:02 | sid, kernel 2.6
Debian GNU/Linux | ARM | 8.0.0 | Jim Buttafuoco (`<jim@contactbda.com>`), 2005-01-06 |
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 | 8.0.0 | Build farm lionfish, snapshot 2004-12-06 11:00:08 | 3.1 (sarge), kernel 2.4
Debian GNU/Linux | PA-RISC | 8.0.0 | Noèl Köthe (`<noel@debian.org>`), 2004-12-07 | sid
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 | 8.0.0 | Noèl Köthe (`<noel@debian.org>`), 2004-12-09 | sid, 32-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 | 8.0.0 | John Gray (`<jgray@azuli.co.uk>`), 2004-12-12 | FC3
Fedora | x86 | 8.0.0 | Build farm dog, snapshot 2004-12-06 02:06:01 | FC1
FreeBSD | Alpha | 7.4 | Peter Eisentraut (`<peter_e@gmx.net>`), 2003-10-25 | 4.8
FreeBSD | x86 | 8.0.0 | Build farm cockatoo, snapshot 2004-12-06 14:10:01 (4.10); Marc Fournier (`<scrappy@postgresql.org>`), 2004-12-07 (5.3) |
Gentoo Linux | AMD64 | 8.0.0 | Jani Averbach (`<jaa@jaa.iki.fi>`), 2005-01-13 |
Gentoo Linux | x86 | 8.0.0 | Paul Bort (`<pbort@tmwsystems.com>`), 2004-12-07 |
HP-UX | IA64 | 8.0.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2005-01-06 | 11.23, `gcc` and `cc`; see also `doc/FAQ_HPUX`
HP-UX | PA-RISC | 8.0.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2005-01-06 | 10.20 and 11.11, `gcc` and `cc`; see also `doc/FAQ_HPUX`
IRIX | MIPS | 7.4 | Robert E. Bruccoleri (`<bruc@stone.congenomics.com>`), 2003-11-12 | 6.5.20, `cc` only
Mac OS X | PowerPC | 8.0.0 | Andrew Rawnsley (`<ronz@ravensfield.com>`), 2004-12-07 | 10.3.5
Mandrakelinux | x86 | 8.0.0 | Build farm shrew, snapshot 2004-12-06 02:02:01 | 10.0
NetBSD | arm32 | 7.4 | Patrick Welche (`<prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>`), 2003-11-12 | 1.6ZE/acorn32
NetBSD | m68k | 8.0.0 | Rémi Zara (`<remi_zara@mac.com>`), 2004-12-14 | 2.0
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 | 8.0.0 | Build farm spoonbill, snapshot 2005-01-06 00:50:05 | 3.6
OpenBSD | x86 | 8.0.0 | Build farm emu, snapshot 2004-12-06 11:35:03 | 3.6
Red Hat Linux | AMD64 | 8.0.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2004-12-07 | RHEL 3AS
Red Hat Linux | IA64 | 8.0.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2004-12-07 | RHEL 3AS
Red Hat Linux | PowerPC | 8.0.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2004-12-07 | RHEL 3AS
Red Hat Linux | PowerPC 64 | 8.0.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2004-12-07 | RHEL 3AS
Red Hat Linux | S/390 | 8.0.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2004-12-07 | RHEL 3AS
Red Hat Linux | S/390x | 8.0.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2004-12-07 | RHEL 3AS
Red Hat Linux | x86 | 8.0.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2004-12-07 | RHEL 3AS
Solaris | Sparc | 8.0.0 | Kenneth Marshall (`<ktm@is.rice.edu>`), 2004-12-07 | Solaris 8; see also `doc/FAQ_Solaris`
Solaris | x86 | 8.0.0 | Build farm kudu, snapshot 2004-12-10 02:30:04 (`cc`); dragonfly, snapshot 2004-12-09 04:30:00 (`gcc`) | Solaris 9; see also `doc/FAQ_Solaris`
SUSE Linux | AMD64 | 8.0.0 | Reinhard Max (`<max@suse.de>`), 2005-01-03 | 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, SLES 9
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 | 8.0.0 | Honda Shigehiro (`<fwif0083@mb.infoweb.ne.jp>`), 2005-01-07 | 5.0
UnixWare | x86 | 8.0.0 | Peter Eisentraut (`<peter_e@gmx.net>`), 2004-12-14 | `cc`, 7.1.4; see also `doc/FAQ_SCO`
Windows | x86 | 8.0.0 | Dave Page (`<dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>`), 2004-12-07 | XP Pro; see `doc/FAQ_MINGW`
Windows with Cygwin | x86 | 8.0.0 | Build farm gibbon, snapshot 2004-12-11 01:33:01 | see `doc/FAQ_CYGWIN`

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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