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Collect the bits of wisdom about dtrace installation in the installation

chapter rather than scattering them across several incomplete fragments.
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Peter Eisentraut
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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
Sun Solaris specific
To be read in conjunction with the installation instructions.
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Last updated: $Date: 2006/10/10 22:19:08 $
Last updated: $Date: 2006/12/02 09:29:51 $
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8) Can I use DTrace for tracing PostgreSQL?
PostgreSQL 8.2 has implemented DTrace support. You can enable it by
the --enable-dtrace configure switch. If you want to build 64-bit
binaries with DTrace you must specify DTRACEFLAGS='-64', e.g.,
Using GCC compiler:
$ ./configure CC='gcc -m64' --enable-dtrace DTRACEFLAGS='-64' ...
Using Sun compiler:
$ ./configure CC='/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -xtarget=native64' --enable-dtrace DTRACEFLAGS='-64'
Yes, see the chapter "Monitoring Database Activity" in the documentation
for further information.
If you see the linking of the postgres executable abort with an error
message like