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+Latest systemtap versions require the probes.o file after all, per bug #557266.
+This patch will be incorporated upstream soon.
+
+
+diff -Naur postgresql-8.4.2.orig/src/backend/Makefile postgresql-8.4.2/src/backend/Makefile
+--- postgresql-8.4.2.orig/src/backend/Makefile 2009-09-05 17:14:13.000000000 -0400
++++ postgresql-8.4.2/src/backend/Makefile 2010-01-20 17:21:37.000000000 -0500
+@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
+
+ include $(srcdir)/common.mk
+
+-# As of 9/2009:
+-# * The probes.o file is necessary for dtrace support on Solaris.
+-# * OS X's dtrace doesn't use it and doesn't even recognize the -G option.
+-# * Systemtap's dtrace will take -G, but it produces a useless empty file.
+-# So, build probes.o only on Solaris.
+-# This will likely need adjustment as other platforms add dtrace support.
+-ifeq ($(PORTNAME), solaris)
++# As of 1/2010:
++# The probes.o file is necessary for dtrace support on Solaris, and on recent
++# versions of systemtap. (Older systemtap releases just produce an empty
++# file, but that's okay.) However, OS X's dtrace doesn't use it and doesn't
++# even recognize the -G option. So, build probes.o except on Darwin.
++# This might need adjustment as other platforms add dtrace support.
++ifneq ($(PORTNAME), darwin)
+ ifeq ($(enable_dtrace), yes)
+ LOCALOBJS += utils/probes.o
+ endif