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 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 8.2 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 | 8.2.0 | Build farm grebe (5.3, gcc 4.0.1); 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 | 8.2.0 | Build farm hare (3.1, gcc 3.3.4) |
Debian GNU/Linux | AMD64 | 8.2.0 | Build farm shad (4.0, gcc 4.1.2); kite (3.1, gcc 4.0); panda (sid, gcc 3.3.5) |
Debian GNU/Linux | ARM | 8.2.0 | Build farm penguin (3.1, gcc 3.3.4) |
Debian GNU/Linux | Athlon XP | 8.2.0 | Build farm rook (3.1, gcc 3.3.5) |
Debian GNU/Linux | IA64 | 8.2.0 | Build farm dugong (unstable, icc 9.1.045) |
Debian GNU/Linux | m68k | 8.0.0 | Noèl Köthe (`<noel@debian.org>`), 2004-12-09 | sid
Debian GNU/Linux | MIPS | 8.2.0 | Build farm otter (3.1, gcc 3.3.4) |
Debian GNU/Linux | MIPSEL | 8.2.0 | Build farm lionfish (3.1, gcc 3.3.4); corgi (3.1, gcc 3.3.4) |
Debian GNU/Linux | PA-RISC | 8.2.0 | Build farm manatee (3.1, gcc 4.0.1); 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 | Sparc | 8.1.0 | Build farm dormouse (3.1, gcc 3.2.5; 64-bit) |
Debian GNU/Linux | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm wildebeest (3.1, gcc 3.3.5) |
Fedora Linux | AMD64 | 8.2.0 | Build farm impala (FC6, gcc 4.1.1); bustard (FC5, gcc 4.1.0); wasp (FC5, gcc 4.1.0); viper (FC3, gcc 3.4.4) |
Fedora Linux | PowerPC | 8.2.0 | Build farm sponge (FC5, gcc 4.1.0) |
Fedora Linux | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm agouti (FC5, gcc 4.1.1); thrush (FC1, gcc 3.3.2) |
FreeBSD | AMD64 | 8.2.0 | Build farm platypus (6, gcc 3.4.4); dove (6.1, gcc 3.4.4); ermine (6.1, gcc 3.4.4) |
FreeBSD | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm minnow (6.1, gcc 3.4.4); 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 | 8.2.0 | Build farm stoat (2.6, gcc 3.3) |
Gentoo Linux | PowerPC 64 | 8.2.0 | Build farm cobra (1.4.16, gcc 3.4.3) |
Gentoo Linux | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm mongoose (1.6.14, icc 9.0.032) |
HP-UX | IA64 | 8.2.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2006-10-23 | 11.23, `gcc` and `cc`; see `doc/FAQ_HPUX`
HP-UX | PA-RISC | 8.2.0 | Tom Lane (`<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>`), 2006-10-23 | 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
Kubuntu Linux | AMD64 | 8.2.0 | Build farm rosella (5.10 "Breezy", gcc 4.0) |
Mac OS X | PowerPC | 8.2.0 | Build farm tuna (10.4.2, gcc 4.0) |
Mac OS X | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm jackal (10.4.8, gcc 4.0.1) |
Mandriva Linux | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm gopher (Mandriva 2006, gcc 4.0.1) |
NetBSD | m68k | 8.2.0 | Build farm osprey (2.0, gcc 3.3.3) |
NetBSD | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm gazelle (3.0, gcc 3.3.3); canary (1.6, gcc 2.95.3) |
OpenBSD | AMD64 | 8.2.0 | Build farm zebra (4.0, gcc 3.3.5) |
OpenBSD | Sparc | 8.0.0 | Chris Mair (`<list@1006.org>`), 2005-01-10 | 3.3
OpenBSD | Sparc64 | 8.2.0 | Build farm spoonbill (3.9, gcc 3.3.5) |
OpenBSD | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm emu (4.0, gcc 3.3.5); guppy (3.8, gcc 3.3.5) | minor ecpg test failure on 3.8
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 | 8.2.0 | Build farm hyena (Solaris 10, gcc 3.4.3) | see `doc/FAQ_Solaris`
Solaris | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm dragonfly (Solaris 9, gcc 3.2.3); kudu (Solaris 9, cc 5.3) | 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
Ubuntu Linux | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm caracara (6.06, gcc 4.0.3) |
UnixWare | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm warthog (7.1.4, `cc` 4.2) | see `doc/FAQ_SCO`
Windows | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm yak (XP SP2, gcc 3.4.2); bandicoot (Windows 2000 Pro, gcc 3.4.2); snake (Windows Server 2003 SP1, gcc 3.4.2); trout (Windows Server 2000 SP4, gcc 3.4.2) | see `doc/FAQ_MINGW`
Windows with Cygwin | x86 | 8.2.0 | Build farm eel (W2K Server SP4, gcc 3.4.4) | 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 used to work but have not been tested recently. We include these here to let you know that these platforms could be supported if given some attention.

OS | Processor | Version | Reported | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Debian GNU/Linux | S/390 | 7.4 | Noèl Köthe (`<noel@debian.org>`), 2003-10-25 |
FreeBSD | Alpha | 7.4 | Peter Eisentraut (`<peter_e@gmx.net>`), 2003-10-25 | 4.8
Linux | PlayStation 2 | 8.0.0 | Chris Mair (`<list@1006.org>`), 2005-01-09 | requires `--disable-spinlocks` (works, but very slow)
NetBSD | Alpha | 7.2 | Thomas Thai (`<tom@minnesota.com>`), 2001-11-20 | 1.5W
NetBSD | arm32 | 7.4 | Patrick Welche (`<prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>`), 2003-11-12 | 1.6ZE/acorn32
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 | Sparc | 7.4.1 | Peter Eisentraut (`<peter_e@gmx.net>`), 2003-11-26 | 1.6.1, 32-bit
NetBSD | VAX | 7.1 | Tom I. Helbekkmo (`<tih@kpnQwest.no>`), 2001-03-30 | 1.5
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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