Hi every one and happy Xmas. Hope you can still answer that one.

Waiting for my brand you server, I've installed an old bi-PII 300 unser
unixware 713 and trying postgresql 7.3.1 with it.

Compile works ok however make check fails wile creating pl/pgsql with :
WARNING: bt_getroot[pg_proc_proname_nsp_index]: fixing root page
ERROR: bt_fixroot: not valid old root page.

What could be causing that (I've tested on uw 711 with no problem)

Many thanks in advance

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Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:25:18 +0100 (MET)
Olivier PRENANT <ohp@pyrenet.fr>
Problems with 7.3.1
Olivier PRENANT <ohp@pyrenet.fr> writes:
> Compile works ok however make check fails wile creating pl/pgsql with :
> WARNING: bt_getroot[pg_proc_proname_nsp_index]: fixing root page
> ERROR: bt_fixroot: not valid old root page.

Wow.  Is the behavior reproducible?  How about if you go ahead and
install, and do a plain "make installcheck" (or even just try a manual
createlang in a fresh database)?

That code thinks it is dealing with a concurrent index root page split,
but there couldn't be any concurrent operations happening during the
create-plpgsql step of a regression test run.  Can you step through
_bt_getroot() (it's in src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c) and figure
out exactly how it's getting confused?

If the behavior is reproducible I'm inclined to suspect a compiler bug;
it's hard to see how _bt_getroot could get so confused otherwise.

			regards, tom lane

Thu, 26 Dec 2002 13:44:51 -0500
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Re: Problems with 7.3.1 
Dear Tom
On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Tom Lane wrote:

> Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 13:44:51 -0500
> From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
> To: ohp@pyrenet.fr
> Cc: pgsql-hackers list <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Problems with 7.3.1 
> 
> Olivier PRENANT <ohp@pyrenet.fr> writes:
> > Compile works ok however make check fails wile creating pl/pgsql with :
> > WARNING: bt_getroot[pg_proc_proname_nsp_index]: fixing root page
> > ERROR: bt_fixroot: not valid old root page.
> 
> Wow.  Is the behavior reproducible?  How about if you go ahead and
> install, and do a plain "make installcheck" (or even just try a manual
> createlang in a fresh database)?
Yes it is! each time, even with make install make installcheck
> 
> That code thinks it is dealing with a concurrent index root page split,
> but there couldn't be any concurrent operations happening during the
> create-plpgsql step of a regression test run.  Can you step through
> _bt_getroot() (it's in src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c) and figure
> out exactly how it's getting confused?
> 
I will, after diner!
> If the behavior is reproducible I'm inclined to suspect a compiler bug;
> it's hard to see how _bt_getroot could get so confused otherwise.
> 
AFAIK, the 711b compiler was buggy, but 712 was ok and 713 should at least
be s good as 712 (larry should confirm that!)

In the mean time, I'll try with 7.3 and 7.2.3

regards,
> 			regards, tom lane
> 

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Thu, 26 Dec 2002 20:19:26 +0100 (MET)
Olivier PRENANT <ohp@pyrenet.fr>
Re: Problems with 7.3.1 
Tom,

I'm puzzled!

I tried postgresql 7.3 and 7.3.1 and they both fail regressin when
creating plpgsql language. However, when installed, createlang plpgsql
template1 work like a charm.


Could it be because the machine is slow (and disks  too!)

Regards,
 On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Tom Lane wrote:

> Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 13:44:51 -0500
> From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
> To: ohp@pyrenet.fr
> Cc: pgsql-hackers list <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Problems with 7.3.1 
> 
> Olivier PRENANT <ohp@pyrenet.fr> writes:
> > Compile works ok however make check fails wile creating pl/pgsql with :
> > WARNING: bt_getroot[pg_proc_proname_nsp_index]: fixing root page
> > ERROR: bt_fixroot: not valid old root page.
> 
> Wow.  Is the behavior reproducible?  How about if you go ahead and
> install, and do a plain "make installcheck" (or even just try a manual
> createlang in a fresh database)?
> 
> That code thinks it is dealing with a concurrent index root page split,
> but there couldn't be any concurrent operations happening during the
> create-plpgsql step of a regression test run.  Can you step through
> _bt_getroot() (it's in src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c) and figure
> out exactly how it's getting confused?
> 
> If the behavior is reproducible I'm inclined to suspect a compiler bug;
> it's hard to see how _bt_getroot could get so confused otherwise.
> 
> 			regards, tom lane
> 

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Fri, 27 Dec 2002 12:58:17 +0100 (MET)
Olivier PRENANT <ohp@pyrenet.fr>
Re: Problems with 7.3.1 
Olivier PRENANT <ohp@pyrenet.fr> writes:
> I tried postgresql 7.3 and 7.3.1 and they both fail regressin when
> creating plpgsql language. However, when installed, createlang plpgsql
> template1 work like a charm.

Interesting.  Would you try another test: now that you've completed the
installation, does "make check" work?  I am wondering if "make check"
was picking up the wrong version of plpgsql.so, ie, the one from your
pre-7.3 installation.  (I'm not very clear on how a wrong version of
plpgsql.so would result in the particular failure you observed, but this
is the only theory I can think of right now...)

			regards, tom lane

Fri, 27 Dec 2002 11:34:01 -0500
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Re: Problems with 7.3.1 
Hi Tom

Here are some news and tests I did and am still doing:

1) there is no previous installation so that can't be a library problem
(good thing!)

2) My tests and compiles are running on data disk ibm 18G uw and fail.

I ended up intalling on the root disk and installcheck did work ok!!

I just finish low reformating the 2 data disk , recreate file systems and
reload. Make check stiil fails at the same point, driver shows no disk
error...

Anymore idea?

Regards,
 On Fri, 27 Dec 2002, Tom Lane wrote:

> Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 11:34:01 -0500
> From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
> To: ohp@pyrenet.fr
> Cc: pgsql-hackers list <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Problems with 7.3.1 
> 
> Olivier PRENANT <ohp@pyrenet.fr> writes:
> > I tried postgresql 7.3 and 7.3.1 and they both fail regressin when
> > creating plpgsql language. However, when installed, createlang plpgsql
> > template1 work like a charm.
> 
> Interesting.  Would you try another test: now that you've completed the
> installation, does "make check" work?  I am wondering if "make check"
> was picking up the wrong version of plpgsql.so, ie, the one from your
> pre-7.3 installation.  (I'm not very clear on how a wrong version of
> plpgsql.so would result in the particular failure you observed, but this
> is the only theory I can think of right now...)
> 
> 			regards, tom lane
> 

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Fri, 27 Dec 2002 18:37:24 +0100 (MET)
Olivier PRENANT <ohp@pyrenet.fr>
Re: Problems with 7.3.1 


--On Friday, December 27, 2002 18:37:24 +0100 Olivier PRENANT 
<ohp@pyrenet.fr> wrote:

> Hi Tom
>
> Here are some news and tests I did and am still doing:
>
> 1) there is no previous installation so that can't be a library problem
> (good thing!)
>
> 2) My tests and compiles are running on data disk ibm 18G uw and fail.
>
> I ended up intalling on the root disk and installcheck did work ok!!
>
> I just finish low reformating the 2 data disk , recreate file systems and
> reload. Make check stiil fails at the same point, driver shows no disk
> error...
>
> Anymore idea?
Olivier,
    Mine works fine on the Beta (no media yet :-( for the real release).

I can give you an account on my box if you want a reference point.

LER

>
> Regards,
>  On Fri, 27 Dec 2002, Tom Lane wrote:
>
>> Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 11:34:01 -0500
>> From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
>> To: ohp@pyrenet.fr
>> Cc: pgsql-hackers list <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
>> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Problems with 7.3.1
>>
>> Olivier PRENANT <ohp@pyrenet.fr> writes:
>> > I tried postgresql 7.3 and 7.3.1 and they both fail regressin when
>> > creating plpgsql language. However, when installed, createlang plpgsql
>> > template1 work like a charm.
>>
>> Interesting.  Would you try another test: now that you've completed the
>> installation, does "make check" work?  I am wondering if "make check"
>> was picking up the wrong version of plpgsql.so, ie, the one from your
>> pre-7.3 installation.  (I'm not very clear on how a wrong version of
>> plpgsql.so would result in the particular failure you observed, but this
>> is the only theory I can think of right now...)
>>
>> 			regards, tom lane
>>
>
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Fri, 27 Dec 2002 11:40:45 -0600
Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org>
Re: Problems with 7.3.1 
Tom, I've re-done all tests and I confirm that it works ok on the root
disk but not on the others.

Ok, this is an old machine but, should I send you a tgz of th pgsql
directory if you want to analyse the files? Maybe my strange system
triggers an unknown bug?

Regards,
 On Fri, 27 Dec 2002, Tom Lane wrote:

> Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 11:34:01 -0500
> From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
> To: ohp@pyrenet.fr
> Cc: pgsql-hackers list <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Problems with 7.3.1 
> 
> Olivier PRENANT <ohp@pyrenet.fr> writes:
> > I tried postgresql 7.3 and 7.3.1 and they both fail regressin when
> > creating plpgsql language. However, when installed, createlang plpgsql
> > template1 work like a charm.
> 
> Interesting.  Would you try another test: now that you've completed the
> installation, does "make check" work?  I am wondering if "make check"
> was picking up the wrong version of plpgsql.so, ie, the one from your
> pre-7.3 installation.  (I'm not very clear on how a wrong version of
> plpgsql.so would result in the particular failure you observed, but this
> is the only theory I can think of right now...)
> 
> 			regards, tom lane
> 

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Fri, 27 Dec 2002 20:07:29 +0100 (MET)
Olivier PRENANT <ohp@pyrenet.fr>
Re: Problems with 7.3.1 