Re: BUG #3087: Endiannes, of all things

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From: "Michael Witten" <mfwitten(at)mit(dot)edu>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: BUG #3087: Endiannes, of all things
Date: 2007-02-28 08:26:34
Message-ID: 200702280826.l1S8QYHp057403@wwwmaster.postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 3087
Logged by: Michael Witten
Email address: mfwitten(at)mit(dot)edu
PostgreSQL version: 8.2.3
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.4.8
Description: Endiannes, of all things
Details:

I'm in a relatively foul mood, but I'll keep the quips to myself.

I wanted an easy time of it, so I copied a cluster from my PowerBook G4 to
an x86 Linux box.

Lo!
The database cluster was initialized with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 906166272, but
the server was compiled with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 822.

NUXI? yes

Now I have to issues all of these commands and follow all of these protocols
when a simple copy should have done the trick.

For shame....


From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
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Cc: "Michael Witten" <mfwitten(at)mit(dot)edu>
Subject: Re: BUG #3087: Endiannes, of all things
Date: 2007-03-01 16:17:16
Message-ID: 200703011717.17181.peter_e@gmx.net
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Michael Witten wrote:
> Now I have to issues all of these commands and follow all of these
> protocols when a simple copy should have done the trick.

What is your point? Complain to your CPU manufacturer if you don't like
how they lay out data in memory.

--
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/


From: mfwitten(at)MIT(dot)EDU
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Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Subject: Re: BUG #3087: Endiannes, of all things
Date: 2007-03-01 21:59:03
Message-ID: F033A30F-A89F-4452-98FD-D30725F9445E@mit.edu
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On 1 Mar 2007, at 11:17:16 AM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> Michael Witten wrote:
>> Now I have to issues all of these commands and follow all of these
>> protocols when a simple copy should have done the trick.
>
> What is your point? Complain to your CPU manufacturer if you don't
> like
> how they lay out data in memory.

You, sir, are aptly named.