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In the download area I have an initial build of postgresql v8.4.2 available for test. On http://www.rootvg.net there is a short article describing the steps needed to download and install the software.

Sarcastic comments I can read help remind me that there are expectations from readers. Today someone commented sarcastically about my providing lots of new content regularly. Unfortunately, the email address looks fake – so I shall not publish it. If I get a reply – I’ll publish it.

The comment is correct. I have not published much. I have not been publishing because I like to report on successes – on what I have learned rather than what I still do not know. But, readers – like yourself perhaps – expect new comments.

I wait because when I have a solution I also understand the problem.  With that extra understanding I hope that I will be able to provide unique content that increases your understanding as well. IMHO Just reporting that I tried this and it failed does not add any real value.

However, it is a New Year – and it has been quite a while since I have provided any content. And even though it feels more like a diary to me – which I want to avoid I suppose I could tell what I have been trying to do – consicely.

I had success with packaging httpd 2.2.14 and expected the same with httpd-2.0.X. Unfortunately, that has not been the case. Neither has compiling the new alpha version httpd-2.3.4. I have my guesses, but no proof of what the problem is – so no further comments for now.

For years I have been using mysql – largely because mysql precompiles it for AIX. I have been having some issues with mysql of late where I thought it might be interesting to look at postgresql. The build went quickly – but I am having some trouble getting it to load. The program initdb reports it cannot access it’s current directory. Exchanging comments with developers via the mail-lists help but the problem is still unresolved.

Lastly, I have been trying to learn a bit more about wordpress – the tool that manages the blog content. I have installed a plugin to translate the text, but I have not done it correctly because I do not see any extra options for translating the content.

So, again a request for comments – you might prefer to register on the forums at rootvg.net, or you can comment here. If I can read your comment, and it is relevant – I’ll publish it.

And of course – it is that time of year so – Happy and Healthy New Year!

I enjoy writing – especially when it concerns answering a question. Thinking up questions to write about is difficult because I can think of many questions – but are they interesting questions?

So, what interests you about AIX. Ask your question, or questions and I’ll work on answering them, or finding someone who can answer them and post the answers in an FAQ, HOWTO and/or an article on http://www.rootvg.net.

Welcome to AIXTOOLS!

I am always looking for way to improve rootvg.net and have come up with two ideas. You are looking at one of them – starting a BLOG area to supplement the forums and comments on articles that we publish there. The second idea I have had for a long time is to support, or become a respository for open source tools that have been precompiled for AIX.

As the existing repository owners have not yet responded to my requests about mirroring them I concluded that it might be very hard for anyone to contact them and/or for anyone else interested in open source development and/or porting on POWER – more specifically on AIX – that I am starting this domain – aixtools.org

The first you have found already – wp.aixtools.org –> wordpress blogs.
The second is dl.aixtools.org –> downloads of precompiled AIX opensource packages.

The second site needs some eye candy – but it is live. The first package is apache2.2.14. If you are interested please download the package to a test server and try it out. I have installed it on an AIX 5.3 TL07 and AIX 6.1 TL02 system and it seems to work – but I want to hear from you and your experiences before I repackage it. I have ideas on how to improve it but again – your feedback counts!

Michael