I wrote: > ohp(at)pyrenet(dot)fr writes: >> The only diff is that jaguar is compiling with -DCLOBBER_CACHE_ALWAYS >> Is that related? > Hmm, that might be the needed clue --- thanks for the reminder. Yup, that was it --- was able to duplicate the problem with -DCLOBBER_CACHE_ALWAYS. So I think jaguar's efforts already paid for themselves ... regards, tom lane