Hibernate postgresql/hsqldb TEXT column incompatibility problem

Question

I have a problem using Hibernate and PostgreSQL for production and HSQLDB for testing.
I am using top-down approach letting Hibernate create database schema.
I a

Answer 1

To get H2 to work in compatability mode with PostgreSQL (useful for junit testing).

# JDBC Driver
jdbc.driverClassName=org.h2.Driver
jdbc.url=jdbc:h2:mem:play;MODE=PostgreSQL;TRACE_LEVEL_SYSTEM_OUT=2;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1;IGNORECASE=TRUE;INIT=CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS PG_CLASS (RELNAME text, RELKIND text);
jdbc.username=sa
jdbc.password=

# general hibernate options
hibernate.database=h2
hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect

The create table PG_CLASS is required to allow Hibernate/JPA to correctly function. But other than that - pretty seamless.