Remove the old table of "supported platforms" in favor of a link to the

buildfarm plus a narrative description of the CPU types and operating systems
on which Postgres is likely to work.  Now that we've almost completely
decoupled CPU and OS considerations, the former tabular style isn't all that
enlightening anyway.  Perhaps more importantly, no one seems particularly
interested in maintaining the table by hand when we have the buildfarm.

1 files changed, 39 insertions, 594 deletions

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
index 3827438e2b..6b15ffb7b2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.299 2008/01/24 06:23:32 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.300 2008/01/31 20:29:30 tgl Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="installation">
  <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
@@ -1808,603 +1808,48 @@ kill `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`
   <title>Supported Platforms</title>
 
   <para>
-   <productname>PostgreSQL</> has been verified by the developer
-   community to work on the platforms listed below. A supported
-   platform generally means that <productname>PostgreSQL</> builds and
-   installs according to these instructions and that the regression
-   tests pass.  <quote>Build farm</quote> entries refer to active test
-   machines in the <ulink url="http://buildfarm.postgresql.org/">
-   PostgreSQL Build Farm</ulink>.
-   Platform entries that show an older version of
-   PostgreSQL are those that did not receive explicit testing at the
-   time of release of version &majorversion; but that we still
-   expect to work.
+   A platform (that is, a CPU architecture and operating system combination)
+   is considered supported by the <productname>PostgreSQL</> development
+   community if the code contains provisions to work on that platform and
+   it has recently been verified to build and pass its regression tests
+   on that platform.  Currently, most testing of platform compatibility
+   is done automatically by test machines in the
+   <ulink url="http://buildfarm.postgresql.org/">PostgreSQL Build Farm</ulink>.
+   If you are interested in using <productname>PostgreSQL</> on a platform
+   that is not represented in the build farm, but on which the code works
+   or can be made to work, you are strongly encouraged to set up a build
+   farm member machine so that continued compatibility can be assured.
   </para>
 
-  <note>
-   <para>
-    If you are having problems with the installation on a supported
-    platform, please write to <email>pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org</email>
-    or <email>pgsql-ports@postgresql.org</email>, not to the people
-    listed here.
-   </para>
-  </note>
-
-    <informaltable>
-     <tgroup cols="5">
-      <thead>
-       <row>
-        <entry><acronym>OS</acronym></entry>
-        <entry>Processor</entry>
-        <entry>Version</entry>
-        <entry>Reported</entry>
-        <entry>Remarks</entry>
-       </row>
-      </thead>
-      <tbody>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">AIX</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">grebe</systemitem> (5.3, gcc 4.0.1); 
-         <systemitem class="systemname">kookaburra</systemitem> (5.2, cc 6.0); 
-         <systemitem class="systemname">asp</systemitem> (5.2, gcc 3.3.2)</entry>
-        <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_AIX</filename>,
-         particularly if using AIX 5.3 ML3</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">AIX</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>RS6000</></entry>
-        <entry>8.0.0</entry>
-        <entry>Hans-J&uuml;rgen Sch&ouml;nig (<email>hs@cybertec.at</email>), 2004-12-06</entry>
-        <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_AIX</filename></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">BSD/OS</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Bruce Momjian (<email>bruce@momjian.us</email>), 2007-01-25</entry>
-        <entry>4.3.1</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">hare</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">shad</systemitem> (4.0, gcc 4.1.2);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">kite</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 4.0);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">panda</systemitem> (sid, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>ARM</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">penguin</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>Athlon XP</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">rook</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">dugong</systemitem> (unstable, icc 9.1.045)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>m68k</></entry>
-        <entry>8.0.0</entry>
-        <entry>No&egrave;l K&ouml;the (<email>noel@debian.org</email>), 2004-12-09</entry>
-        <entry>sid</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">otter</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>MIPSEL</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">lionfish</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">corgi</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.4)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>PA-RISC</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">manatee</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 4.0.1);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">kingfisher</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-     </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
-        <entry>8.0.0</entry>
-        <entry>No&egrave;l K&ouml;the (<email>noel@debian.org</email>), 2004-12-15</entry>
-        <entry>sid</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">dormouse</systemitem>
-         (3.1, gcc 3.2.5; 64-bit)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">wildebeest</systemitem> (3.1, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">impala</systemitem> (FC6, gcc 4.1.1);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">bustard</systemitem> (FC5, gcc 4.1.0);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">wasp</systemitem> (FC5, gcc 4.1.0);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">viper</systemitem> (FC3, gcc 3.4.4)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">sponge</systemitem> (FC5, gcc 4.1.0)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">agouti</systemitem> (FC5, gcc 4.1.1);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">thrush</systemitem> (FC1, gcc 3.3.2)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">platypus</systemitem> (6, gcc 3.4.4);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">dove</systemitem> (6.1, gcc 3.4.4);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">ermine</systemitem> (6.1, gcc 3.4.4)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">minnow</systemitem> (6.1, gcc 3.4.4);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">echidna</systemitem> (6, gcc 3.4.2);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">herring</systemitem> (6, Intel cc 7.1)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">caribou</systemitem> (2.6.9, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">stoat</systemitem> (2.6, gcc 3.3)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>PowerPC 64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">cobra</systemitem> (1.4.16, gcc 3.4.3)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">mongoose</systemitem> (1.6.14, icc 9.0.032)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">HP-UX</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2006-10-23</entry>
-        <entry>11.23, <command>gcc</> and <command>cc</>; see <filename>doc/FAQ_HPUX</filename></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">HP-UX</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>PA-RISC</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2006-10-23</entry>
-        <entry>10.20 and 11.23, <command>gcc</> and <command>cc</>; see <filename>doc/FAQ_HPUX</filename></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">IRIX</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Kenneth Marshall (<email>ktm@is.rice.edu</email>), 2005-11-04</entry>
-        <entry>6.5, <command>cc</command> only</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Kubuntu Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">rosella</systemitem> (5.10 <quote>Breezy</>, gcc 4.0)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mac OS X</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">tuna</systemitem> (10.4.2, gcc 4.0)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mac OS X</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">jackal</systemitem> (10.4.8, gcc 4.0.1)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mandriva Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">gopher</systemitem> (Mandriva 2006, gcc 4.0.1)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>m68k</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">osprey</systemitem> (2.0, gcc 3.3.3)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">gazelle</systemitem> (3.0, gcc 3.3.3);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">canary</systemitem> (1.6, gcc 2.95.3)</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">zebra</systemitem> (4.0, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
-        <entry>8.0.0</entry>
-        <entry>Chris Mair (<email>list@1006.org</email>), 2005-01-10</entry>
-        <entry>3.3</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>Sparc64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">spoonbill</systemitem> (3.9, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">emu</systemitem> (4.0, gcc 3.3.5);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">guppy</systemitem> (3.8, gcc 3.3.5)</entry>
-        <entry>minor ecpg test failure on 3.8</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
-        <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
-        <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
-        <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>PowerPC 64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
-        <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>S/390</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
-        <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>S/390x</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
-        <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Tom Lane (<email>tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
-        <entry>RHEL 4</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Slackware Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Sergey Koposov (<email>math@sai.msu.ru</email>), 2005-10-24</entry>
-        <entry>10.0</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Solaris</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">hyena</systemitem> (Solaris 10, gcc 3.4.3)</entry>
-        <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_Solaris</filename></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Solaris</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">dragonfly</systemitem> (Solaris 9, gcc 3.2.3);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">kudu</systemitem> (Solaris 9, cc 5.3)</entry>
-        <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_Solaris</filename></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Josh Berkus (<email>josh@agliodbs.com</email>), 2005-10-23</entry>
-        <entry>SLES 9.3</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.0.0</entry>
-        <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>max@suse.de</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
-        <entry>SLES 9</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
-        <entry>8.0.0</entry>
-        <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>max@suse.de</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
-        <entry>SLES 9</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>PowerPC 64</></entry>
-        <entry>8.0.0</entry>
-        <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>max@suse.de</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
-        <entry>SLES 9</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>S/390</></entry>
-        <entry>8.0.0</entry>
-        <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>max@suse.de</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
-        <entry>SLES 9</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>S/390x</></entry>
-        <entry>8.0.0</entry>
-        <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>max@suse.de</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
-        <entry>SLES 9</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">SUSE Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.0.0</entry>
-        <entry>Reinhard Max (<email>max@suse.de</email>), 2005-01-03</entry>
-        <entry>9.0, 9.1, 9.2, SLES 9</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Tru64 UNIX</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Honda Shigehiro (<email>fwif0083@mb.infoweb.ne.jp</email>), 2005-11-01</entry>
-        <entry>5.0, <command>cc</> 6.1-011</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Ubuntu Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">caracara</systemitem> (6.06, gcc 4.0.3)</entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">UnixWare</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">warthog</systemitem>
-         (7.1.4, <command>cc</command> 4.2)</entry>
-        <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_SCO</filename></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Windows</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm
-         <systemitem class="systemname">yak</systemitem> (XP SP2, gcc 3.4.2);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">bandicoot</systemitem> (Windows 2000 Pro, gcc 3.4.2);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">snake</systemitem> (Windows Server 2003 SP1, gcc 3.4.2);
-         <systemitem class="systemname">trout</systemitem> (Windows Server 2000 SP4, gcc 3.4.2)</entry>
-        <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_MINGW</filename></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Windows with <application>Cygwin</application></></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-        <entry>8.2.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">eel</systemitem>
-         (W2K Server SP4, gcc 3.4.4)</entry>
-        <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_CYGWIN</filename></entry>
-       </row>
-       <row>
-        <entry><systemitem class="osname">Yellow Dog Linux</></entry>
-        <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
-        <entry>8.1.0</entry>
-        <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">carp</systemitem> (4.0, gcc 3.3.3)</entry>
-        <entry></entry>
-       </row>
-      </tbody>
-     </tgroup>
-    </informaltable>
+  <para>
+   In general, <productname>PostgreSQL</> can be expected to work on
+   these CPU architectures: x86, x86_64, IA64, PowerPC,
+   PowerPC 64, S/390, S/390x, Sparc, Sparc 64, Alpha, ARM, MIPS, MIPSEL, M68K,
+   and PA-RISC.  Code support exists for M32R, NS32K, and VAX, but these
+   architectures are not known to have been tested recently.  It is often
+   possible to build on an unsupported CPU type by configuring with
+   <option>--disable-spinlocks</option>, but performance will be poor.
+  </para>
 
-  <formalpara>
-   <title>Unsupported Platforms:</title>
-   <para>
-    The following platforms used to work but have not been tested recently.
-    We include these here to let you know that these platforms
-    <emphasis>could</> be supported if given some attention.
-   </para>
-  </formalpara>
+  <para>
+   <productname>PostgreSQL</> can be expected to work on these operating
+   systems: Linux (all recent distributions), Windows (Win2000 SP4 and later),
+   FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, AIX, HP/UX, IRIX, Solaris, Tru64 Unix,
+   and UnixWare.  Other Unix-like systems may also work but are not currently
+   being tested.  In most cases, all CPU architectures supported by
+   a given operating system will work.  Look in the <filename>doc/</>
+   directory of the source distribution to see if there is a FAQ document
+   specific to your operating system, particularly if using an older system.
+  </para>
 
-  <informaltable>
-   <tgroup cols="5">
-    <thead>
-     <row>
-      <entry><acronym>OS</acronym></entry>
-      <entry>Processor</entry>
-      <entry>Version</entry>
-      <entry>Reported</entry>
-      <entry>Remarks</entry>
-     </row>
-    </thead>
-
-    <tbody>
-     <row>
-      <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
-      <entry><systemitem>S/390</></entry>
-      <entry>7.4</entry>
-      <entry>No&egrave;l K&ouml;the (<email>noel@debian.org</email>), 2003-10-25</entry>
-      <entry></entry>
-     </row>
-     <row>
-      <entry><systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</></entry>
-      <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
-      <entry>7.4</entry>
-      <entry>Peter Eisentraut (<email>peter_e@gmx.net</email>), 2003-10-25</entry>
-      <entry>4.8</entry>
-     </row>
-     <row>
-      <entry><systemitem class="osname">Linux</></entry>
-      <entry><systemitem>PlayStation 2</></entry>
-      <entry>8.0.0</entry>
-      <entry>Chris Mair (<email>list@1006.org</email>), 2005-01-09</entry>
-      <entry>requires <option>--disable-spinlocks</option> (works, but very slow)</entry>
-     </row>
-     <row>
-      <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
-      <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
-      <entry>7.2</entry>
-      <entry>Thomas Thai (<email>tom@minnesota.com</email>), 2001-11-20</entry>
-      <entry>1.5W</entry>
-     </row>
-     <row>
-      <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
-      <entry><systemitem>arm32</></entry>
-      <entry>7.4</entry>
-      <entry>Patrick Welche (<email>prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk</email>), 2003-11-12</entry>
-      <entry>1.6ZE/acorn32</entry>
-     </row>
-     <row>
-      <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
-      <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>
-      <entry>7.2.1</entry>
-      <entry>Warwick Hunter (<email>whunter@agile.tv</email>), 2002-06-13</entry>
-      <entry>1.5.3</entry>
-     </row>
-     <row>
-      <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
-      <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
-      <entry>7.2</entry>
-      <entry>Bill Studenmund (<email>wrstuden@netbsd.org</email>), 2001-11-28</entry>
-      <entry>1.5</entry>
-     </row>
-     <row>
-      <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
-      <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
-      <entry>7.4.1</entry>
-      <entry>Peter Eisentraut (<email>peter_e@gmx.net</email>), 2003-11-26</entry>
-      <entry>1.6.1, 32-bit</entry>
-     </row>
-     <row>
-      <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
-      <entry><systemitem>VAX</></entry>
-      <entry>7.1</entry>
-      <entry>Tom I. Helbekkmo (<email>tih@kpnQwest.no</email>), 2001-03-30</entry>
-      <entry>1.5</entry>
-     </row>
-     <row>
-      <entry><systemitem class="osname">SCO OpenServer</></entry>
-      <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
-      <entry>7.3.1</entry>
-      <entry>Shibashish Satpathy (<email>shib@postmark.net</>), 2002-12-11</entry>
-      <entry>5.0.4, <command>gcc</>;  see also <filename>doc/FAQ_SCO</filename></entry>
-     </row>
-     <row>
-      <entry><systemitem class="osname">SunOS 4</></entry>
-      <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
-      <entry>7.2</entry>
-      <entry>Tatsuo Ishii (<email>t-ishii@sra.co.jp</email>), 2001-12-04</entry>
-      <entry></entry>
-     </row>
-    </tbody>
-   </tgroup>
-  </informaltable>
+  <para>
+   If you have installation problems on a platform that is known
+   to be supported according to recent build farm results, please report
+   it to <email>pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org</email>.  If you are interested
+   in porting <productname>PostgreSQL</> to a new platform,
+   <email>pgsql-ports@postgresql.org</email> is the appropriate place
+   to discuss that.
+  </para>
  </sect1>
 
 </chapter>