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-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.306 2008/03/30 04:08:15 neilc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.307 2008/04/21 00:26:44 tgl Exp $ -->
<chapter id="installation">
<title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
@@ -1033,6 +1033,40 @@ su - postgres
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--disable-float4-byval</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Disable passing float4 values <quote>by value</>, causing them
+ to be passed <quote>by reference</> instead. This option costs
+ performance, but may be needed for compatibility with old
+ user-defined functions that are written in C and use the
+ <quote>version 0</> calling convention. A better long-term
+ solution is to update any such functions to use the
+ <quote>version 1</> calling convention.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--disable-float8-byval</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Disable passing float8 values <quote>by value</>, causing them
+ to be passed <quote>by reference</> instead. This option costs
+ performance, but may be needed for compatibility with old
+ user-defined functions that are written in C and use the
+ <quote>version 0</> calling convention. A better long-term
+ solution is to update any such functions to use the
+ <quote>version 1</> calling convention.
+ Note that this option affects not only float8, but also int8 and some
+ related types such as timestamp.
+ On 32-bit platforms, <option>--disable-float8-byval</> is the default
+ and it is not allowed to select <option>--enable-float8-byval</>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><option>--disable-segmented-files</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>