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Date:      Tue, 20 May 1997 10:34:20 -0600
From:      Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
To:        The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
Cc:        Randall D DuCharme <randyd@nconnect.net>, smp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: postgresql build failure on SMP machine 
Message-ID:  <199705201634.KAA02238@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 20 May 1997 01:00:41 -0300." <Pine.NEB.3.96.970520005726.15398M-100000@thelab.hub.org> 

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Hi,

> > In trying to install the postgresql port the install fails with the
> > following...
> > 
> > initdb: creating template database in
> > /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1
> > Running: postgres -boot -C -F -D/usr/local/pgsql/data -Q template1 
> > Failed Assertion("!VfdCache[0].lruMoreRecently != 0):(null)", File:
> > "fd.c", Line:
> > 389)
> > !(VfdCache[0].lruMoreRecently != 0) (0)
> > Abort trap - core dumped
> > initdb: could not create template database
> > initdb: cleaning up by wiping out /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1
> > *** Error code 1
> > 
> > Stop.
> > *** Error code 1
> > 
> > Stop.
> > *** Error code 1
> > 
> > Stop.
> > 
> > The system is -current (SMP) as of 4 PM  5/18

I don't know anything about postgres, but my guess is that there is a race 
going on here.  is there more than 1 process involved in the above?
Am I correct in believing that if you dont start the 2nd CPU it will work
OK?

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