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PostgreSQL Installation Instructions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL Installation Instructions
Short Version
This document describes the installation of PostgreSQL from the source code
distribution.
./configure
gmake
su
gmake install
adduser postgres
mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data
chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data
su - postgres
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb test
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql test
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The long version is the rest of this document.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Requirements
In general, a modern Unix-compatible platform should be able to run
PostgreSQL. The platforms that had received specific testing at the time of
release are listed in the Section called Supported Platforms below. In the
"doc" subdirectory of the distribution there are several platform-specific
FAQ documents you might wish to consult if you are having trouble.
The following prerequisites exist for building PostgreSQL:
* GNU make is required; other make programs will *not* work. GNU make is
often installed under the name "gmake"; this document will always refer
to it by that name. (On some systems GNU make is the default tool with
the name "make".) To test for GNU make enter
gmake --version
It is recommended to use version 3.76.1 or later.
* You need an ISO/ANSI C compiler. Recent versions of GCC are
recommendable, but PostgreSQL is known to build with a wide variety of
compilers from different vendors.
* gzip is needed to unpack the distribution in the first place. If you
are reading this, you probably already got past that hurdle.
* The GNU Readline library (for comfortable line editing and command
history retrieval) will automatically be used if found. You might wish
to install it before proceeding, but it is not essential. (On NetBSD,
the "libedit" library is readline-compatible and is used if
"libreadline" is not found.)
* GNU Flex and Bison are needed to build from scratch, but they are *not*
required when building from a released source package because
pre-generated output files are included in released packages. You will
need these programs only when building from a CVS tree or if you
changed the actual scanner and parser definition files. If you need
them, be sure to get Flex 2.5.4 or later and Bison 1.50 or later. Other
yacc programs can sometimes be used, but doing so requires extra effort
and is not recommended. Other lex programs will definitely not work.
Short Version
* To build on Windows NT or Windows 2000 you need the Cygwin and cygipc
packages. See the file "doc/FAQ_MSWIN" for details.
./configure
gmake
su
gmake install
adduser postgres
mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data
chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data
su - postgres
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb test
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql test
If you need to get a GNU package, you can find it at your local GNU mirror
site (see http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html for a list) or at
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/.
Also check that you have sufficient disk space. You will need about 30 MB
for the source tree during compilation and about 10 MB for the installation
directory. An empty database cluster takes about 20 MB, databases take about
five times the amount of space that a flat text file with the same data
would take. If you are going to run the regression tests you will
temporarily need an extra 20 MB. Use the "df" command to check for disk
space.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The long version is the rest of this document.
If You Are Upgrading
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Requirements
In general, a modern Unix-compatible platform should be able to run PostgreSQL.
The platforms that had received specific testing at the time of release are
listed in the Section called Supported Platforms below. In the "doc"
subdirectory of the distribution there are several platform-specific FAQ
documents you might wish to consult if you are having trouble.
The following software packages are required for building PostgreSQL:
* GNU make is required; other make programs will *not* work. GNU make is
often installed under the name "gmake"; this document will always refer
to it by that name. (On some systems GNU make is the default tool with
the name "make".) To test for GNU make enter
gmake --version
It is recommended to use version 3.76.1 or later.
* You need an ISO/ANSI C compiler. Recent versions of GCC are
recommendable, but PostgreSQL is known to build with a wide variety of
compilers from different vendors.
* gzip is needed to unpack the distribution in the first place. If you are
reading this, you probably already got past that hurdle.
* The GNU Readline library (for comfortable line editing and command
history retrieval) will be used by default. If you don't want to use it
then you must specify the "--without-readline" option for "configure".
(On NetBSD, the "libedit" library is readline-compatible and is used if
"libreadline" is not found.)
* To build on Windows NT or Windows 2000 you need the Cygwin and cygipc
packages. See the file "doc/FAQ_MSWIN" for details.
The following packages are optional. They are not required in the default
configuration, but they are needed when certain build options are enabled, as
explained below.
* To build the server programming language PL/Perl you need a full Perl
installation, including the "libperl" library and the header files. Since
PL/Perl will be a shared library, the "libperl" library must be a shared
library also on most platforms. This appears to be the default in recent
Perl versions, but it was not in earlier versions, and in general it is
the choice of whomever installed Perl at your site.
If you don't have the shared library but you need one, a message like
this will appear during the build to point out this fact:
*** Cannot build PL/Perl because libperl is not a shared library.
*** You might have to rebuild your Perl installation. Refer to
*** the documentation for details.
(If you don't follow the on-screen output you will merely notice that the
PL/Perl library object, "plperl.so" or similar, will not be installed.)
If you see this, you will have to rebuild and install Perl manually to be
able to build PL/Perl. During the configuration process for Perl, request
a shared library.
* To build the Python interface module or the PL/Python server programming
language, you need a Python installation, including the header files.
Since PL/Python will be a shared library, the "libpython" library must be
a shared library also on most platforms. This is not the case in a
default Python installation.
If after building and installing you have a file called "plpython.so"
(possibly a different extension), then everything went well. Otherwise
you should have seen a notice like this flying by:
*** Cannot build PL/Python because libpython is not a shared library.
*** You might have to rebuild your Python installation. Refer to
*** the documentation for details.
That means you have to rebuild (part of) your Python installation to
supply this shared library.
The catch is that the Python distribution or the Python maintainers do
not provide any direct way to do this. The closest thing we can offer you
is the information in Python FAQ 3.30. On some operating systems you
don't really have to build a shared library, but then you will have to
convince the PostgreSQL build system of this. Consult the "Makefile" in
the "src/pl/plpython" directory for details.
* If you want to build Tcl or Tk components (clients and the PL/Tcl
language) you of course need a Tcl installation.
* To build the JDBC driver, you need Ant 1.5 or higher and a JDK. Ant is a
special tool for building Java-based packages. It can be downloaded from
the Ant web site.
If you have several Java compilers installed, it depends on the Ant
configuration which one gets used. Precompiled Ant distributions are
typically set up to read a file ".antrc" in the current user's home
directory for configuration. For example, to use a different JDK than the
default, this may work:
JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/sun-jdk1.3
JAVACMD=$JAVA_HOME/bin/java
Note: Do not try to build the driver by calling "ant" or even
"javac" directly. This will not work. Run "gmake" normally as
described below.
* To enable Native Language Support (NLS), that is, the ability to display
a program's messages in a language other than English, you need an
implementation of the Gettext API. Some operating systems have this
built-in (e.g., Linux, NetBSD, Solaris), for other systems you can
download an add-on package from here: http://www.postgresql.org/~petere/
gettext.html. If you are using the gettext implementation in the GNU C
library then you will additionally need the GNU Gettext package for some
utility programs. For any of the other implementations you will not need
it.
* Kerberos, OpenSSL, or PAM, if you want to support authentication using
these services.
If you are build from a CVS tree instead of using a released source package, or
if you want to do development, you also need the following packages:
* Flex and Bison are needed to build a CVS checkout or if you changed the
actual scanner and parser definition files. If you need them, be sure to
get Flex 2.5.4 or later and Bison 1.50 or later. Other yacc programs can
sometimes be used, but doing so requires extra effort and is not
recommended. Other lex programs will definitely not work.
If you need to get a GNU package, you can find it at your local GNU mirror site
(see http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html for a list) or at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/
gnu/.
Also check that you have sufficient disk space. You will need about 65 MB for
the source tree during compilation and about 15 MB for the installation
directory. An empty database cluster takes about 25 MB, databases take about
five times the amount of space that a flat text file with the same data would
take. If you are going to run the regression tests you will temporarily need up
to an extra 90 MB. Use the "df" command to check for disk space.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If You Are Upgrading
The internal data storage format changes with new releases of PostgreSQL.
Therefore, if you are upgrading an existing installation that does not have
a version number "7.2.x", you must back up and restore your data as shown
here. These instructions assume that your existing installation is under the
"/usr/local/pgsql" directory, and that the data area is in
"/usr/local/pgsql/data". Substitute your paths appropriately.
1. Make sure that your database is not updated during or after the backup.
This does not affect the integrity of the backup, but the changed data
would of course not be included. If necessary, edit the permissions in
the file "/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf" (or equivalent) to
disallow access from everyone except you.
2. To dump your database installation, type:
pg_dumpall > outputfile
If you need to preserve OIDs (such as when using them as foreign keys),
then use the "-o" option when running "pg_dumpall".
"pg_dumpall" does not save large objects. Check the Administrator's
Guide if you need to do this.
Make sure that you use the "pg_dumpall" command from the version you
are currently running. 7.2's "pg_dumpall" should not be used on older
databases.
3. If you are installing the new version at the same location as the old
one then shut down the old server, at the latest before you install the
new files:
kill -INT `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`
Versions prior to 7.0 do not have this "postmaster.pid" file. If you
are using such a version you must find out the process id of the server
yourself, for example by typing "ps ax | grep postmaster", and supply
it to the "kill" command.
On systems that have PostgreSQL started at boot time, there is probably
a start-up file that will accomplish the same thing. For example, on a
Red Hat Linux system one might find that
/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql stop
works. Another possibility is "pg_ctl stop".
4. If you are installing in the same place as the old version then it is
also a good idea to move the old installation out of the way, in case
you have trouble and need to revert to it. Use a command like this:
mv /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/pgsql.old
After you have installed PostgreSQL 7.2, create a new database directory and
Therefore, if you are upgrading an existing installation that does not have a
version number "7.3.x", you must back up and restore your data as shown here.
These instructions assume that your existing installation is under the "/usr/
local/pgsql" directory, and that the data area is in "/usr/local/pgsql/data".
Substitute your paths appropriately.
1. Make sure that your database is not updated during or after the backup.
This does not affect the integrity of the backup, but the changed data
would of course not be included. If necessary, edit the permissions in
the file "/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf" (or equivalent) to disallow
access from everyone except you.
2. To back up your database installation, type:
pg_dumpall > outputfile
If you need to preserve OIDs (such as when using them as foreign keys),
then use the "-o" option when running "pg_dumpall".
"pg_dumpall" does not save large objects. Check the Administrator's Guide
if you need to do this.
To make the backup, you can use the "pg_dumpall" command from the version
you are currently running. For best results, however, try to use the
"pg_dumpall" command from PostgreSQL 7.3, since this version contains
bug fixes and improvements over older versions. While this advice might
seem idiosyncratic since you haven't installed the new version yet, it is
advisable to follow it if you plan to install the new version in parallel
with the old version. In that case you can complete the installation
normally and transfer the data later. This will also decrease the
downtime.
3. If you are installing the new version at the same location as the old one
then shut down the old server, at the latest before you install the new
files:
kill -INT `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`
Versions prior to 7.0 do not have this "postmaster.pid" file. If you are
using such a version you must find out the process id of the server
yourself, for example by typing "ps ax | grep postmaster", and supply it
to the "kill" command.
On systems that have PostgreSQL started at boot time, there is probably a
start-up file that will accomplish the same thing. For example, on a Red
Hat Linux system one might find that
/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql stop
works. Another possibility is "pg_ctl stop".
4. If you are installing in the same place as the old version then it is
also a good idea to move the old installation out of the way, in case you
have trouble and need to revert to it. Use a command like this:
mv /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/pgsql.old
After you have installed PostgreSQL 7.3, create a new database directory and
start the new server. Remember that you must execute these commands while
logged in to the special database user account (which you already have if
you are upgrading).
logged in to the special database user account (which you already have if you
are upgrading).
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
Finally, restore your data with
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -d template1 -f outputfile
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -d template1 -f outputfile
using the *new* psql.
These topics are discussed at length in the Administrator's Guide, which you
are encouraged to read in any case.
You can also install the new version in parallel with the old one to
decrease the downtime. These topics are discussed at length in the
Administrator's Guide, which you are encouraged to read in any case.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation Procedure
1. Configuration
The first step of the installation procedure is to configure the source
tree for your system and choose the options you would like. This is
done by running the "configure" script. For a default installation
simply enter
./configure
This script will run a number of tests to guess values for various
system dependent variables and detect some quirks of your operating
system, and finally will create several files in the build tree to
record what it found.
The default configuration will build the server and utilities, as well
as all client applications and interfaces that require only a C
compiler. All files will be installed under "/usr/local/pgsql" by
default.
You can customize the build and installation process by supplying one
or more of the following command line options to "configure":
--prefix=PREFIX
Install all files under the directory "PREFIX" instead of
"/usr/local/pgsql". The actual files will be installed into
various subdirectories; no files will ever be installed directly
into the "PREFIX" directory.
If you have special needs, you can also customize the individual
subdirectories with the following options.
--exec-prefix=EXEC-PREFIX
You can install architecture-dependent files under a different
prefix, "EXEC-PREFIX", than what "PREFIX" was set to. This can be
useful to share architecture-independent files between hosts. If
you omit this, then "EXEC-PREFIX" is set equal to "PREFIX" and
both architecture-dependent and independent files will be
installed under the same tree, which is probably what you want.
--bindir=DIRECTORY
Specifies the directory for executable programs. The default is
"EXEC-PREFIX/bin", which normally means "/usr/local/pgsql/bin".
--datadir=DIRECTORY
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation Procedure
Sets the directory for read-only data files used by the installed
programs. The default is "PREFIX/share". Note that this has
nothing to do with where your database files will be placed.
1. Configuration
The first step of the installation procedure is to configure the source
tree for your system and choose the options you would like. This is done
by running the "configure" script. For a default installation simply
enter
./configure
--sysconfdir=DIRECTORY
This script will run a number of tests to guess values for various system
dependent variables and detect some quirks of your operating system, and
finally will create several files in the build tree to record what it
found. (You can also run "configure" in a directory outside the source
tree if you want to keep the build directory separate.)
The default configuration will build the server and utilities, as well as
all client applications and interfaces that require only a C compiler.
All files will be installed under "/usr/local/pgsql" by default.
You can customize the build and installation process by supplying one or
more of the following command line options to "configure":
The directory for various configuration files, "PREFIX/etc" by
default.
--prefix=PREFIX
Install all files under the directory "PREFIX" instead of "/usr/
local/pgsql". The actual files will be installed into various
subdirectories; no files will ever be installed directly into the
"PREFIX" directory.
If you have special needs, you can also customize the individual
subdirectories with the following options.
--exec-prefix=EXEC-PREFIX
You can install architecture-dependent files under a different
prefix, "EXEC-PREFIX", than what "PREFIX" was set to. This can be
useful to share architecture-independent files between hosts. If
you omit this, then "EXEC-PREFIX" is set equal to "PREFIX" and both
architecture-dependent and independent files will be installed
under the same tree, which is probably what you want.
--bindir=DIRECTORY
Specifies the directory for executable programs. The default is
"EXEC-PREFIX/bin", which normally means "/usr/local/pgsql/bin".
--libdir=DIRECTORY
--datadir=DIRECTORY
The location to install libraries and dynamically loadable
modules. The default is "EXEC-PREFIX/lib".
Sets the directory for read-only data files used by the installed
programs. The default is "PREFIX/share". Note that this has nothing
to do with where your database files will be placed.
--includedir=DIRECTORY
--sysconfdir=DIRECTORY
The directory for installing C and C++ header files. The default
is "PREFIX/include".
The directory for various configuration files, "PREFIX/etc" by
default.
--docdir=DIRECTORY
--libdir=DIRECTORY
Documentation files, except "man" pages, will be installed into
this directory. The default is "PREFIX/doc".
The location to install libraries and dynamically loadable modules.
The default is "EXEC-PREFIX/lib".
--mandir=DIRECTORY
--includedir=DIRECTORY
The man pages that come with PostgreSQL will be installed under
this directory, in their respective "manx" subdirectories. The
default is "PREFIX/man".
The directory for installing C and C++ header files. The default is
"PREFIX/include".
Note: Care has been taken to make it possible to install
PostgreSQL into shared installation locations (such as
"/usr/local/include") without interfering with the namespace
of the rest of the system. First, the string "/postgresql" is
automatically appended to datadir, sysconfdir, and docdir,
unless the fully expanded directory name already contains the
string "postgres" or "pgsql". For example, if you choose
"/usr/local" as prefix, the documentation will be installed
in "/usr/local/doc/postgresql", but if the prefix is
"/opt/postgres", then it will be in "/opt/postgres/doc".
Second, the installation layout of the C and C++ header files
has been reorganized in the 7.2 release. The public header
files of the client interfaces are installed into includedir
and are namespace-clean. The internal header files and the
server header files are installed into private directories
under includedir. See the Programmer's Guide for information
about how to get at the header files for each interface.
Finally, a private subdirectory will also be created, if
appropriate, under libdir for dynamically loadable modules.
--docdir=DIRECTORY
--with-includes=DIRECTORIES
Documentation files, except "man" pages, will be installed into
this directory. The default is "PREFIX/doc".
"DIRECTORIES" is a colon-separated list of directories that will
be added to the list the compiler searches for header files. If
you have optional packages (such as GNU Readline) installed in a
non-standard location, you have to use this option and probably
also the corresponding "--with-libraries" option.
--mandir=DIRECTORY
Example: --with-includes=/opt/gnu/include:/usr/sup/include.
The man pages that come with PostgreSQL will be installed under
this directory, in their respective "manx" subdirectories. The
default is "PREFIX/man".
Note: Care has been taken to make it possible to install
PostgreSQL into shared installation locations (such as "/usr/
local/include") without interfering with the namespace of the
rest of the system. First, the string "/postgresql" is
automatically appended to datadir, sysconfdir, and docdir,
unless the fully expanded directory name already contains the
string "postgres" or "pgsql". For example, if you choose "/usr/
local" as prefix, the documentation will be installed in "/usr/
local/doc/postgresql", but if the prefix is "/opt/postgres",
then it will be in "/opt/postgres/doc". The public C header
files of the client interfaces are installed into includedir
and are namespace-clean. The internal header files and the
server header files are installed into private directories
under includedir. See the Programmer's Guide for information
about how to get at the header files for each interface.
Finally, a private subdirectory will also be created, if
appropriate, under libdir for dynamically loadable modules.
--with-libraries=DIRECTORIES
--with-includes=DIRECTORIES
"DIRECTORIES" is a colon-separated list of directories to search
for libraries. You will probably have to use this option (and the
corresponding "--with-includes" option) if you have packages
installed in non-standard locations.
"DIRECTORIES" is a colon-separated list of directories that will be
added to the list the compiler searches for header files. If you
have optional packages (such as GNU Readline) installed in a non-
standard location, you have to use this option and probably also
the corresponding "--with-libraries" option.
Example: --with-includes=/opt/gnu/include:/usr/sup/include.
Example: --with-libraries=/opt/gnu/lib:/usr/sup/lib.
--with-libraries=DIRECTORIES
--enable-locale
"DIRECTORIES" is a colon-separated list of directories to search
for libraries. You will probably have to use this option (and the
corresponding "--with-includes" option) if you have packages
installed in non-standard locations.
Example: --with-libraries=/opt/gnu/lib:/usr/sup/lib.
Enables locale support. There is a performance penalty associated
with locale support, but if you are not in an English-speaking
environment you will most likely need this.
--enable-recode
--enable-recode
Enables single-byte character set recode support. See the
Administrator's Guide about this feature. Note that a more general
form of character set conversion is supported in the default
configuration; this feature is obsolete.
Enables single-byte character set recode support. See the
Administrator's Guide about this feature.
--enable-nls[=LANGUAGES]
--enable-multibyte
Enables Native Language Support (NLS), that is, the ability to
display a program's messages in a language other than English.
"LANGUAGES" is a space separated list of codes of the languages
that you want supported, for example --enable-nls='de fr'. (The
intersection between your list and the set of actually provided
translations will be computed automatically.) If you do not specify
a list, then all available translations are installed.
To use this option, you will need an implementation of the gettext
API; see above.
Allows the use of multibyte character encodings (including
Unicode) and character set encoding conversion. Read the
Administrator's Guide for details.
--with-pgport=NUMBER
Note that some interfaces (such as Tcl or Java) expect all
character strings to be in Unicode, so this option will be
required to correctly support these interfaces.
Set "NUMBER" as the default port number for server and clients. The
default is 5432. The port can always be changed later on, but if
you specify it here then both server and clients will have the same
default compiled in, which can be very convenient. Usually the only
good reason to select a non-default value is if you intend to run
multiple PostgreSQL servers on the same machine.
--enable-nls[=LANGUAGES]
--with-perl
Enables Native Language Support (NLS), that is, the ability to
display a program's messages in a language other than English.
"LANGUAGES" is a space separated list of codes of the languages
that you want supported, for example --enable-nls='de fr'. (The
intersection between your list and the set of actually provided
translations will be computed automatically.) If you do not
specify a list, then all available translations are installed.
Build the PL/Perl server-side language.
To use this option, you will need an implementation of the gettext
API. Some operating systems have this built-in (e.g., Linux,
NetBSD, Solaris), for other systems you can download an add-on
package from here: http://www.postgresql.org/~petere/gettext.html.
If you are using the gettext implementation in the GNU C library
then you will additionally need the GNU gettext package for some
utility programs. For any of the other implementations you will
not need it.
--with-python
--with-pgport=NUMBER
Build the Python interface module and the PL/Python server-side
language. You need to have root access to be able to install the
Python module at its default place ("/usr/lib/pythonx.y").
Set "NUMBER" as the default port number for server and clients.
The default is 5432. The port can always be changed later on, but
if you specify it here then both server and clients will have the
same default compiled in, which can be very convenient. Usually
the only good reason to select a non-default value is if you
intend to run multiple PostgreSQL servers on the same machine.
--with-tcl
--with-perl
Build components that require Tcl/Tk, which are libpgtcl, pgtclsh,
pgtksh, and PL/Tcl. But see below about "--without-tk".
--without-tk
If you specify "--with-tcl" and this option, then the program that
requires Tk (pgtksh) will be excluded.
--with-tclconfig=DIRECTORY, --with-tkconfig=DIRECTORY
Tcl/Tk installs the files "tclConfig.sh" and "tkConfig.sh", which
contain configuration information needed to build modules
interfacing to Tcl or Tk. These files are normally found
automatically at their well-known locations, but if you want to use
a different version of Tcl or Tk you can specify the directory in
which to find them.
--with-java
Build the JDBC driver and associated Java packages.
--with-krb4[=DIRECTORY], --with-krb5[=DIRECTORY]
Build with support for Kerberos authentication. You can use either
Kerberos version 4 or 5, but not both. The "DIRECTORY" argument
specifies the root directory of the Kerberos installation; "/usr/
athena" is assumed as default. If the relevant header files and
libraries are not under a common parent directory, then you must
use the "--with-includes" and "--with-libraries" options in
addition to this option. If, on the other hand, the required files
are in a location that is searched by default (e.g., "/usr/lib"),
then you can leave off the argument.
"configure" will check for the required header files and libraries
to make sure that your Kerberos installation is sufficient before
proceeding.
Build the Perl interface module. The Perl interface will be
installed at the usual place for Perl modules (typically under
"/usr/lib/perl"), so you must have root access to perform the
installation step (see step 4). You need to have Perl 5 installed
to use this option.
--with-python
Build the Python interface module. You need to have root access to
be able to install the Python module at its default place
("/usr/lib/pythonx.y"). To be able to use this option, you must
have Python installed and your system needs to support shared
libraries. If you instead want to build a new complete interpreter
binary, you will have to do it manually.
--with-tcl
Builds components that require Tcl/Tk, which are libpgtcl,
pgtclsh, pgtksh, PgAccess, and PL/Tcl. But see below about
"--without-tk".
--without-tk
If you specify "--with-tcl" and this option, then programs that
require Tk (pgtksh and PgAccess) will be excluded.
--with-krb-srvnam=NAME
--with-tclconfig=DIRECTORY, --with-tkconfig=DIRECTORY
The name of the Kerberos service principal. postgres is the
default. There's probably no reason to change this.
Tcl/Tk installs the files "tclConfig.sh" and "tkConfig.sh", which
contain configuration information needed to build modules
interfacing to Tcl or Tk. These files are normally found
automatically at their well-known locations, but if you want to
use a different version of Tcl or Tk you can specify the directory
in which to find them.
--with-openssl[=DIRECTORY]
--with-java
Build with support for SSL (encrypted) connections. This requires
the OpenSSL package to be installed. The "DIRECTORY" argument
specifies the root directory of the OpenSSL installation; the
default is "/usr/local/ssl".
"configure" will check for the required header files and libraries
to make sure that your OpenSSL installation is sufficient before
proceeding.
Build the JDBC driver and associated Java packages. This option
requires Ant to be installed (as well as a JDK, of course). Refer
to the JDBC driver documentation in the Programmer's Guide for
more information.
--with-pam
--with-krb4[=DIRECTORY], --with-krb5[=DIRECTORY]
Build with support for Kerberos authentication. You can use either
Kerberos version 4 or 5, but not both. The "DIRECTORY" argument
specifies the root directory of the Kerberos installation;
"/usr/athena" is assumed as default. If the relevant header files
and libraries are not under a common parent directory, then you
must use the "--with-includes" and "--with-libraries" options in
addition to this option. If, on the other hand, the required files
are in a location that is searched by default (e.g., "/usr/lib"),
then you can leave off the argument.
"configure" will check for the required header files and libraries
to make sure that your Kerberos installation is sufficient before
proceeding.
--with-krb-srvnam=NAME
The name of the Kerberos service principal. postgres is the
default. There's probably no reason to change this.
--with-openssl[=DIRECTORY]
Build with support for SSL (encrypted) connections. This requires
the OpenSSL package to be installed. The "DIRECTORY" argument
specifies the root directory of the OpenSSL installation; the
default is "/usr/local/ssl".
"configure" will check for the required header files and libraries
to make sure that your OpenSSL installation is sufficient before
proceeding.
--with-pam
Build with PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) support.
--enable-syslog
Enables the PostgreSQL server to use the syslog logging facility.
(Using this option does not mean that you must log with syslog or
even that it will be done by default, it simply makes it possible
to turn that option on at run time.)
--enable-debug
Compiles all programs and libraries with debugging symbols. This
means that you can run the programs through a debugger to analyze
problems. This enlarges the size of the installed executables
considerably, and on non-GCC compilers it usually also disables
compiler optimization, causing slowdowns. However, having the
symbols available is extremely helpful for dealing with any
problems that may arise. Currently, this option is recommended for
production installations only if you use GCC. But you should
always have it on if you are doing development work or running a
beta version.
--enable-cassert
Enables assertion checks in the server, which test for many "can't
happen" conditions. This is invaluable for code development
purposes, but the tests slow things down a little. Also, having
the tests turned on won't necessarily enhance the stability of
your server! The assertion checks are not categorized for
severity, and so what might be a relatively harmless bug will
still lead to server restarts if it triggers an assertion failure.
Currently, this option is not recommended for production use, but
you should have it on for development work or when running a beta
version.
--enable-depend
Enables automatic dependency tracking. With this option, the
makefiles are set up so that all affected object files will be
rebuilt when any header file is changed. This is useful if you are
doing development work, but is just wasted overhead if you intend
only to compile once and install. At present, this option will
work only if you use GCC.
If you prefer a C or C++ compiler different from the one "configure"
picks then you can set the environment variables CC or CXX,
respectively, to the program of your choice. Similarly, you can
override the default compiler flags with the CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS
variables. For example:
env CC=/opt/bin/gcc CFLAGS='-O2 -pipe' ./configure
2. Build
To start the build, type
gmake
(Remember to use GNU make.) The build may take anywhere from 5 minutes
to half an hour depending on your hardware. The last line displayed
should be
All of PostgreSQL is successfully made. Ready to install.
3. Regression Tests
If you want to test the newly built server before you install it, you
can run the regression tests at this point. The regression tests are a
test suite to verify that PostgreSQL runs on your machine in the way
the developers expected it to. Type
gmake check
(This won't work as root; do it as an unprivileged user.) It is
possible that some tests fail, due to differences in error message
wording or floating point results. The file "src/test/regress/README"
and the Administrator's Guide contain detailed information about
interpreting the test results. You can repeat this test at any later
time by issuing the same command.
4. Installing The Files
Note: If you are upgrading an existing system and are going
to install the new files over the old ones, then you should
have backed up your data and shut down the old server by now,
as explained in the Section called If You Are Upgrading
above.
To install PostgreSQL enter
gmake install
This will install files into the directories that were specified in
step 1. Make sure that you have appropriate permissions to write into
that area. Normally you need to do this step as root. Alternatively,
you could create the target directories in advance and arrange for
appropriate permissions to be granted.
If you built the Perl or Python interfaces and you were not the root
user when you executed the above command then that part of the
installation probably failed. In that case you should become the root
user and then do
gmake -C src/interfaces/perl5 install
gmake -C src/interfaces/python install
If you do not have superuser access you are on your own: you can still
take the required files and place them in other directories where Perl
or Python can find them, but how to do that is left as an exercise.
The standard installation provides only the header files needed for
client application development. If you plan to do any server-side
program development (such as custom functions or data types written in
C), then you may want to install the entire PostgreSQL include tree
into your target include directory. To do that, enter
gmake install-all-headers
This adds a megabyte or two to the installation footprint, and is only
useful if you don't plan to keep the whole source tree around for
reference. (If you do, you can just use the source's include directory
when building server-side software.)
Client-only installation: If you want to install only the client
applications and interface libraries, then you can use these commands:
gmake -C src/bin install
gmake -C src/include install
gmake -C src/interfaces install
gmake -C doc install
To undo the installation use the command "gmake uninstall". However,
this will not remove any created directories.
After the installation you can make room by removing the built files from
the source tree with the "gmake clean" command. This will preserve the files
made by the configure program, so that you can rebuild everything with
Build with PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) support.
--without-readline
Prevents the use of the Readline library. This disables command-
line editing and history in psql, so it is not recommended.
--without-zlib
Prevents the use of the Zlib library. This disables compression
support in pg_dump. This option is only intended for those rare
systems where this library is not available.
--enable-debug
Compiles all programs and libraries with debugging symbols. This
means that you can run the programs through a debugger to analyze
problems. This enlarges the size of the installed executables
considerably, and on non-GCC compilers it usually also disables
compiler optimization, causing slowdowns. However, having the
symbols available is extremely helpful for dealing with any
problems that may arise. Currently, this option is recommended for
production installations only if you use GCC. But you should always
have it on if you are doing development work or running a beta
version.
--enable-cassert
Enables assertion checks in the server, which test for many "can't
happen" conditions. This is invaluable for code development
purposes, but the tests slow things down a little. Also, having the
tests turned on won't necessarily enhance the stability of your
server! The assertion checks are not categorized for severity, and
so what might be a relatively harmless bug will still lead to
server restarts if it triggers an assertion failure. Currently,
this option is not recommended for production use, but you should
have it on for development work or when running a beta version.
--enable-depend
Enables automatic dependency tracking. With this option, the
makefiles are set up so that all affected object files will be
rebuilt when any header file is changed. This is useful if you are
doing development work, but is just wasted overhead if you intend
only to compile once and install. At present, this option will work
only if you use GCC.
If you prefer a C compiler different from the one "configure" picks then
you can set the environment variable CC to the program of your choice. By
default, "configure" will pick "gcc" unless this is inappropriate for the
platform. Similarly, you can override the default compiler flags with the
CFLAGS variable.
You can specify environment variables on the "configure" command line,
for example:
./configure CC=/opt/bin/gcc CFLAGS='-O2 -pipe'
2. Build
To start the build, type
gmake
(Remember to use GNU make.) The build may take anywhere from 5 minutes to
half an hour depending on your hardware. The last line displayed should
be
All of PostgreSQL is successfully made. Ready to install.
3. Regression Tests
If you want to test the newly built server before you install it, you can
run the regression tests at this point. The regression tests are a test
suite to verify that PostgreSQL runs on your machine in the way the
developers expected it to. Type
gmake check
(This won't work as root; do it as an unprivileged user.) It is possible
that some tests fail, due to differences in error message wording or
floating point results. The file "src/test/regress/README" and the
Administrator's Guide contain detailed information about interpreting the
test results. You can repeat this test at any later time by issuing the
same command.
4. Installing The Files
Note: If you are upgrading an existing system and are going to
install the new files over the old ones, then you should have
backed up your data and shut down the old server by now, as
explained in the Section called If You Are Upgrading above.
To install PostgreSQL enter
gmake install
This will install files into the directories that were specified in step
1. Make sure that you have appropriate permissions to write into that
area. Normally you need to do this step as root. Alternatively, you could
create the target directories in advance and arrange for appropriate
permissions to be granted.
You can use gmake install-strip instead of gmake install to strip the
executable files and libraries as they are installed. This will save some
space. If you built with debugging support, stripping will effectively
remove the debugging support, so it should only be done if debugging is
no longer needed. install-strip tries to do a reasonable job saving
space, but it does not have perfect knowledge of how to strip every
unneeded byte from an executable file, so if you want to save all the
disk space you possibly can, you will have to do manual work.
If you built the Python interfaces and you were not the root user when
you executed the above command then that part of the installation
probably failed. In that case you should become the root user and then do
gmake -C src/interfaces/python install
If you do not have superuser access you are on your own: you can still
take the required files and place them in other directories where Python
can find them, but how to do that is left as an exercise.
The standard installation provides only the header files needed for
client application development. If you plan to do any server-side program
development (such as custom functions or data types written in C), then
you may want to install the entire PostgreSQL include tree into your
target include directory. To do that, enter
gmake install-all-headers
This adds a megabyte or two to the installation footprint, and is only
useful if you don't plan to keep the whole source tree around for
reference. (If you do, you can just use the source's include directory
when building server-side software.)
Client-only installation: If you want to install only the client
applications and interface libraries, then you can use these commands:
gmake -C src/bin install
gmake -C src/include install
gmake -C src/interfaces install
gmake -C doc install
Uninstallation: To undo the installation use the command "gmake uninstall".
However, this will not remove any created directories.
Cleaning: After the installation you can make room by removing the built files
from the source tree with the command "gmake clean". This will preserve the
files made by the configure program, so that you can rebuild everything with
"gmake" later on. To reset the source tree to the state in which it was
distributed, use "gmake distclean". If you are going to build for several
platforms from the same source tree you must do this and re-configure for
each build.
platforms from the same source tree you must do this and re-configure for each
build.
If you perform a build and then discover that your configure options were
wrong, or if you change anything that configure investigates (for example,
you install GNU Readline), then it's a good idea to do "gmake distclean"
before reconfiguring and rebuilding. Without this, your changes in
configuration choices may not propagate everywhere they need to.
software upgrades), then it's a good idea to do "gmake distclean" before
reconfiguring and rebuilding. Without this, your changes in configuration
choices may not propagate everywhere they need to.
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Post-Installation Setup
Post-Installation Setup
Shared Libraries
On some systems that have shared libraries (which most systems do) you need
to tell your system how to find the newly installed shared libraries. The
systems on which this is *not* necessary include BSD/OS, FreeBSD, HP-UX,
IRIX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Tru64 UNIX (formerly Digital UNIX), and
Solaris.
The method to set the shared library search path varies between platforms,
but the most widely usable method is to set the environment variable
On some systems that have shared libraries (which most systems do) you need to
tell your system how to find the newly installed shared libraries. The systems
on which this is *not* necessary include BSD/OS, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IRIX, Linux,
NetBSD, OpenBSD, Tru64 UNIX (formerly Digital UNIX), and Solaris.
The method to set the shared library search path varies between platforms, but
the most widely usable method is to set the environment variable
LD_LIBRARY_PATH like so: In Bourne shells ("sh", "ksh", "bash", "zsh")
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
or in "csh" or "tcsh"
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/pgsql/lib
Replace /usr/local/pgsql/lib with whatever you set "--libdir" to in step 1.
You should put these commands into a shell start-up file such as
"/etc/profile" or "~/.bash_profile". Some good information about the caveats
associated with this method can be found at
http://www.visi.com/~barr/ldpath.html.
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/pgsql/lib
Replace /usr/local/pgsql/lib with whatever you set "--libdir" to in step 1. You
should put these commands into a shell start-up file such as "/etc/profile" or
"~/.bash_profile". Some good information about the caveats associated with this
method can be found at http://www.visi.com/~barr/ldpath.html.
On some systems it might be preferable to set the environment variable
LD_RUN_PATH *before* building.
On Cygwin, put the library directory in the PATH or move the ".dll" files into
the "bin/" directory.
If in doubt, refer to the manual pages of your system (perhaps "ld.so" or
"rld"). If you later on get a message like
psql: error in loading shared libraries
libpq.so.2.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
psql: error in loading shared libraries
libpq.so.2.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
then this step was necessary. Simply take care of it then.
If you are on BSD/OS, Linux, or SunOS 4 and you have root access you can run
/sbin/ldconfig /usr/local/pgsql/lib
/sbin/ldconfig /usr/local/pgsql/lib
(or equivalent directory) after installation to enable the run-time linker
to find the shared libraries faster. Refer to the manual page of "ldconfig"
for more information. On FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD the command is
(or equivalent directory) after installation to enable the run-time linker to
find the shared libraries faster. Refer to the manual page of "ldconfig" for
more information. On FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD the command is
/sbin/ldconfig -m /usr/local/pgsql/lib
/sbin/ldconfig -m /usr/local/pgsql/lib
instead. Other systems are not known to have an equivalent command.
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Environment Variables
If you installed into "/usr/local/pgsql" or some other location that is not
searched for programs by default, you need to add "/usr/local/pgsql/bin" (or
whatever you set "--bindir" to in step 1) into your PATH. To do this, add
the following to your shell start-up file, such as "~/.bash_profile" (or
"/etc/profile", if you want it to affect every user):
searched for programs by default, you should add "/usr/local/pgsql/bin" (or
whatever you set "--bindir" to in step 1) into your PATH. Strictly speaking,
this is not necessary, but it will make the use of PostgreSQL much more
convenient.
To do this, add the following to your shell start-up file, such as
"~/.bash_profile" (or "/etc/profile", if you want it to affect every user):
PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:$PATH
PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:$PATH
export PATH
If you are using "csh" or "tcsh", then use this command:
set path = ( /usr/local/pgsql/bin $path )
set path = ( /usr/local/pgsql/bin $path )
To enable your system to find the man documentation, you need to add a line
like the following to a shell start-up file:
MANPATH=/usr/local/pgsql/man:$MANPATH
like the following to a shell start-up file unless you installed into a
location that is searched by default.
The environment variables PGHOST and PGPORT specify to client applications
the host and port of the database server, overriding the compiled-in
defaults. If you are going to run client applications remotely then it is
convenient if every user that plans to use the database sets PGHOST. This is
not required, however: the settings can be communicated via command line
options to most client programs.
MANPATH=/usr/local/pgsql/man:$MANPATH
export MANPATH
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The environment variables PGHOST and PGPORT specify to client applications the
host and port of the database server, overriding the compiled-in defaults. If
you are going to run client applications remotely then it is convenient if
every user that plans to use the database sets PGHOST. This is not required,
however: the settings can be communicated via command line options to most
client programs.
Getting Started
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following is a quick summary of how to get PostgreSQL up and running
once installed. The Administrator's Guide contains more information.
Getting Started
1. Create a user account for the PostgreSQL server. This is the user the
server will run as. For production use you should create a separate,
unprivileged account ("postgres" is commonly used). If you do not have
root access or just want to play around, your own user account is
enough, but running the server as root is a security risk and will not
work.
The following is a quick summary of how to get PostgreSQL up and running once
installed. The Administrator's Guide contains more information.
adduser postgres
1. Create a user account for the PostgreSQL server. This is the user the
server will run as. For production use you should create a separate,
unprivileged account ("postgres" is commonly used). If you do not have
root access or just want to play around, your own user account is enough,
but running the server as root is a security risk and will not work.
2. Create a database installation with the "initdb" command. To run
"initdb" you must be logged in to your PostgreSQL server account. It
will not work as root.
adduser postgres
root# mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data
root# chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data
root# su - postgres
postgres$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
2. Create a database installation with the "initdb" command. To run "initdb"
you must be logged in to your PostgreSQL server account. It will not work
as root.
The "-D" option specifies the location where the data will be stored.
You can use any path you want, it does not have to be under the
installation directory. Just make sure that the server account can
write to the directory (or create it, if it doesn't already exist)
before starting "initdb", as illustrated here.
root# mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data
root# chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data
root# su - postgres
postgres$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
3. The previous step should have told you how to start up the database
server. Do so now. The command should look something like
The "-D" option specifies the location where the data will be stored. You
can use any path you want, it does not have to be under the installation
directory. Just make sure that the server account can write to the
directory (or create it, if it doesn't already exist) before starting
"initdb", as illustrated here.
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
3. The previous step should have told you how to start up the database
server. Do so now. The command should look something like
This will start the server in the foreground. To put the server in the
background use something like
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
nohup /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data \
</dev/null >>server.log 2>&1 </dev/null &
This will start the server in the foreground. To put the server in the
background use something like
To stop a server running in the background you can type
nohup /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data \
</dev/null >>server.log 2>&1 </dev/null &
kill `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`
To stop a server running in the background you can type
In order to allow TCP/IP connections (rather than only Unix domain
socket ones) you need to pass the "-i" option to "postmaster".
kill `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`
4. Create a database:
In order to allow TCP/IP connections (rather than only Unix domain socket
ones) you need to pass the "-i" option to "postmaster".
createdb testdb
4. Create a database:
Then enter
createdb testdb
psql testdb
Then enter
to connect to that database. At the prompt you can enter SQL commands
and start experimenting.
psql testdb
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to connect to that database. At the prompt you can enter SQL commands and
start experimenting.
What Now?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* The PostgreSQL distribution contains a comprehensive documentation set,
which you should read sometime. After installation, the documentation
can be accessed by pointing your browser to
"/usr/local/pgsql/doc/html/index.html", unless you changed the
installation directories.
What Now?
The Tutorial should be your first reading if you are completely new to
SQL databases. If you are familiar with database concepts then you want
to proceed with the Administrator's Guide, which contains information
about how to set up the database server, database users, and
authentication.
* The PostgreSQL distribution contains a comprehensive documentation set,
which you should read sometime. After installation, the documentation can
be accessed by pointing your browser to "/usr/local/pgsql/doc/html/
index.html", unless you changed the installation directories.
The Tutorial should be your first reading if you are completely new to
SQL databases. If you are familiar with database concepts then you want
to proceed with the Administrator's Guide, which contains information
about how to set up the database server, database users, and
authentication.
* Usually, you will want to modify your computer so that it will
automatically start the database server whenever it boots. Some
suggestions for this are in the Administrator's Guide.
* Usually, you will want to modify your computer so that it will
automatically start the database server whenever it boots. Some
suggestions for this are in the Administrator's Guide.
* Run the regression tests against the installed server (using the
sequential test method). If you didn't run the tests before
installation, you should definitely do it now. This is also explained
in the Administrator's Guide.
* Run the regression tests against the installed server (using the
sequential test method). If you didn't run the tests before installation,
you should definitely do it now. This is also explained in the
Administrator's Guide.
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Supported Platforms
Supported Platforms
PostgreSQL has been verified by the developer community to work on the
platforms listed below. A supported platform generally means that PostgreSQL
builds and installs according to these instructions and that the regression
tests pass.
Note: If you are having problems with the installation on a supported
platform, please write to <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org> or <pgsql-
ports@postgresql.org>, not to the people listed here.
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|OS______|Processor__|Version|Reported_________________________|Remarks__________|
|AIX |RS6000 |7.3 |2002-11-12, Andreas Zeugswetter |see also doc/ |
|________|___________|_______|(<ZeugswetterA@spardat.at>)______|FAQ_AIX__________|
|BSD/OS |x86 |7.3 |2002-10-25, Bruce Momjian |4.2 |
|________|___________|_______|(<pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)_______|_________________|
|FreeBSD |Alpha |7.3 |2002-11-13, Chris Kings-Lynne | |
|________|___________|_______|(<chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)__|_________________|
|FreeBSD |x86 |7.3 |2002-10-29, 3.3, Nigel J. Andrews| |
| | | |(<nandrews@investsystems.co.uk>),| |
| | | |4.7, Larry Rosenman | |
| | | |(<ler@lerctr.org>), 5.0, Sean | |
| | | |Chittenden | |
|________|___________|_______|(<sean@chittenden.org>)__________|_________________|
|HP-UX |PA-RISC |7.3 |2002-10-28, 10.20 Tom Lane |gcc and cc; see |
| | | |(<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>), 11.00, |also doc/FAQ_HPUX|
| | | |11.11, 32 & 64 bit, Giles Lean | |
|________|___________|_______|(<giles@nemeton.com.au>)_________|_________________|
|IRIX |MIPS |7.3 |2002-10-27, Ian Barwick |Irix64 Komma 6.5 |
|________|___________|_______|(<barwick@gmx.net>)______________|_________________|
|Linux |Alpha |7.3 |2002-10-28, Magnus Naeslund |2.4.19-pre6 |
|________|___________|_______|(<mag@fbab.net>)_________________|_________________|
|Linux |armv4l |7.2 |2001-12-10, Mark Knox |2.2.x |
|________|___________|_______|(<segfault@hardline.org>)________|_________________|
|Linux |MIPS |7.2 |2001-11-15, Hisao Shibuya |2.0.x; Cobalt |
|________|___________|_______|(<shibuya@alpha.or.jp>)__________|Qube2____________|
|Linux |PlayStation|7.2 |2001-12-12, Permaine Cheung |#undef |
| |2 | |<pcheung@redhat.com>) |HAS_TEST_AND_SET,|
|________|___________|_______|_________________________________|slock_t__________|
|Linux |PPC74xx |7.3 |2002-10-26, Tom Lane |bye 2.2.18; Apple|
|________|___________|_______|(<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)____________|G3_______________|
|Linux |S/390 |7.2 |2001-12-12, Permaine Cheung | |
|________|___________|_______|<pcheung@redhat.com>)____________|_________________|
|Linux |Sparc |7.3 |2002-10-26, Doug McNaught |3.0 |
|________|___________|_______|(<doug@mcnaught.org>)____________|_________________|
|Linux |x86 |7.3 |2002-10-26, Alvaro Herrera |2.4 |
|________|___________|_______|(<alvherre@dcc.uchile.cl>)_______|_________________|
|MacOS X |PPC |7.3 |2002-10-28, 10.1, Tom Lane | |
| | | |(<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>), 10.2.1, | |
| | | |Adam Witney | |
|________|___________|_______|(<awitney@sghms.ac.uk>)__________|_________________|
|NetBSD |Alpha |7.2 |2001-11-20, Thomas Thai |1.5W |
|________|___________|_______|(<tom@minnesota.com>)____________|_________________|
|NetBSD |arm32 |7.3 |2002-11-19, Patrick Welche |1.6 |
|________|___________|_______|(<prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>)_________|_________________|
|NetBSD |m68k |7.0 |2000-04-10, Henry B. Hotz |Mac 8xx |
|________|___________|_______|(<hotz@jpl.nasa.gov>)____________|_________________|
|NetBSD |MIPS |7.2.1 |2002-06-13, Warwick Hunter |1.5.3 |
|________|___________|_______|(<whunter@agile.tv>)_____________|_________________|
|NetBSD |PPC |7.2 |2001-11-28, Bill Studenmund |1.5 |
|________|___________|_______|(<wrstuden@netbsd.org>)__________|_________________|
|NetBSD |Sparc |7.2 |2001-12-03, Matthew Green |32- and 64-bit |
|________|___________|_______|(<mrg@eterna.com.au>)____________|builds___________|
|NetBSD |VAX |7.1 |2001-03-30, Tom I. Helbekkmo |1.5 |
|________|___________|_______|(<tih@kpnQwest.no>)______________|_________________|
|NetBSD |x86 |7.3 |2002-11-14, Patrick Welche |1.6 |
|________|___________|_______|(<prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>)_________|_________________|
|OpenBSD |Sparc |7.3 |2002-11-17, Christopher Kings- |3.2 |
| | | |Lynne | |
|________|___________|_______|(<chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)__|_________________|
|OpenBSD |x86 |7.3 |2002-11-14, 3.1 Magnus Naeslund | |
| | | |(<mag@fbab.net>), 3.2 Christopher| |
| | | |Kings-Lynne | |
|________|___________|_______|(<chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)__|_________________|
|Solaris |Sparc |7.3 |2002-10-28, Andrew Sullivan |Solaris 7 & 8; |
| | | |(<andrew@libertyrms.info>) |see also doc/ |
|________|___________|_______|_________________________________|FAQ_Solaris______|
|Solaris |x86 |7.2 |2001-11-28, Martin Renters |2.8; see also |
|________|___________|_______|(<martin@datafax.com>)___________|doc/FAQ_Solaris__|
|SunOS 4 |Sparc |7.2 |2001-12-04, Tatsuo Ishii (<t- | |
|________|___________|_______|ishii@sra.co.jp>)________________|_________________|
|Tru64 |Alpha |7.3 |2002-11-05, Alessio Bragadini | |
|UNIX____|___________|_______|(<alessio@albourne.com>)_________|_________________|
|UnixWare|x86 |7.3 |2002-11-01, 7.1.3 Larry Rosenman |see also doc/ |
| | | |(<ler@lerctr.org>), 7.1.1 and |FAQ_SCO |
| | | |7.1.2(8.0.0) Olivier Prenant | |
|________|___________|_______|(<ohp@pyrenet.fr>)_______________|_________________|
|Windows |x86 |7.3 |2002-10-29, Dave Page |with Cygwin; see |
| | | |(<dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>), |doc/FAQ_MSWIN |
| | | |Jason Tishler | |
|________|___________|_______|(<jason@tishler.net>)____________|_________________|
|Windows |x86 |7.3 |2002-11-05, Dave Page |native is client-|
| | | |(<dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>) |side only; see |
| | | | |Administrator's |
|________|___________|_______|_________________________________|Guide____________|
Unsupported Platforms: The following platforms are either known not to work, or
they used to work in a previous release and we did not receive explicit
confirmation of a successful test with version 7.3 at the time this list was
compiled. We include these here to let you know that these platforms *could* be
supported if given some attention.
_____________________________________________________________________________
|OS__________|Processor|Version|Reported_______________________|Remarks_______|
|BeOS |x86 |7.2 |2001-11-29, Cyril Velter |needs updates |
| | | |(<cyril.velter@libertysurf.fr>)|to semaphore |
|____________|_________|_______|_______________________________|code__________|
|DG/UX |m88k |6.3 |1998-03-01, Brian E Gallew |no recent |
|5.4R4.11____|_________|_______|(<geek+@cmu.edu>)______________|reports_______|
|MkLinux DR1 |PPC750 |7.0 |2001-04-03, Tatsuo Ishii (<t- |7.1 needs OS |
|____________|_________|_______|ishii@sra.co.jp>)______________|update?_______|
|NeXTSTEP |x86 |6.x |1998-03-01, David Wetzel |bit rot |
|____________|_________|_______|(<dave@turbocat.de>)___________|suspected_____|
|QNX 4 RTOS |x86 |7.2 |2001-12-10, Bernd Tegge |needs updates |
| | | |(<tegge@repas-aeg.de>) |to semaphore |
| | | | |code; see also|
|____________|_________|_______|_______________________________|doc/FAQ_QNX4__|
|QNX RTOS v6 |x86 |7.2 |2001-11-20, Igor Kovalenko |patches |
| | | |(<Igor.Kovalenko@motorola.com>)|available in |
| | | | |archives, but |
| | | | |too late for |
|____________|_________|_______|_______________________________|7.2___________|
|SCO |x86 |6.5 |1999-05-25, Andrew Merrill |7.2 should |
|OpenServer 5| | |(<andrew@compclass.com>) |work, but no |
| | | | |reports; see |
| | | | |also doc/ |
|____________|_________|_______|_______________________________|FAQ_SCO_______|
|System V R4 |m88k |6.2.1 |1998-03-01, Doug Winterburn |needs new TAS |
|____________|_________|_______|(<dlw@seavme.xroads.com>)______|spinlock_code_|
|System V R4 |MIPS |6.4 |1998-10-28, Frank Ridderbusch |no recent |
|____________|_________|_______|(<ridderbusch.pad@sni.de>)_____|reports_______|
|Ultrix |MIPS |7.1 |2001-03-26 |TAS spinlock |
| | | | |code not |
|____________|_________|_______|_______________________________|detected______|
|Ultrix______|VAX______|6.x____|1998-03-01_____________________|______________|
Note: If you are having problems with the installation on a
supported platform, please write to <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org> or
<pgsql-ports@postgresql.org>, not to the people listed here.
OS Processor Version Reported Remarks
AIX RS6000 7.2 2001-12-19, Andreas Zeugswetter see also
(<ZeugswetterA@spardat.at>), doc/FAQ_AIX
Tatsuo Ishii
(<t-ishii@sra.co.jp>)
BeOS x86 7.2 2001-11-29, Cyril Velter 5.0.4
(<cyril.velter@libertysurf.fr>)
BSD/OS x86 7.2 2001-11-27, Bruce Momjian 4.2
(<pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
FreeBSDAlpha 7.2 2001-12-18, Chris Kings-Lynne
(<chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
FreeBSDx86 7.2 2001-11-14, Chris Kings-Lynne
(<chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
HP-UX PA-RISC 7.2 2001-11-29, Joseph Conway 11.00 and 10.20;
(<Joseph.Conway@home.com>), Tom see also
Lane (<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>) doc/FAQ_HPUX
IRIX MIPS 7.2 2001-11-28, Luis Amigo 6.5.13, MIPSPro
(<lamigo@atc.unican.es>) 7.30
Linux Alpha 7.2 2001-11-16, Tom Lane 2.2.18; tested at
(<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>) SourceForge
Linux armv4l 7.2 2001-12-10, Mark Knox 2.2.x
(<segfault@hardline.org>)
Linux MIPS 7.2 2001-11-15, Hisao Shibuya 2.0.x; Cobalt
(<shibuya@alpha.or.jp>) Qube2
Linux PlayStation 7.2 2001-12-12, Permaine Cheung #undef
2 <pcheung@redhat.com>) HAS_TEST_AND_SET,
slock_t
Linux PPC74xx 7.2 2001-11-16, Tom Lane 2.2.18; Apple G3
(<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Linux S/390 7.2 2001-12-12, Permaine Cheung
<pcheung@redhat.com>)
Linux Sparc 7.2 2001-11-28, Doug McNaught 2.2.19
(<doug@wireboard.com>)
Linux x86 7.2 2001-11-15, Thomas Lockhart 2.0.x, 2.2.x,
(<lockhart@fourpalms.org>) 2.4.x
MacOS XPPC 7.2 2001-11-28, Gavin Sherry 10.1.x
(<swm@linuxworld.com.au>)
NetBSD Alpha 7.2 2001-11-20, Thomas Thai 1.5W
(<tom@minnesota.com>)
NetBSD arm32 7.1 2001-03-21, Patrick Welche 1.5E
(<prlw1@cam.ac.uk>)
NetBSD m68k 7.0 2000-04-10, Henry B. Hotz Mac 8xx
(<hotz@jpl.nasa.gov>)
NetBSD PPC 7.2 2001-11-28, Bill Studenmund 1.5
(<wrstuden@netbsd.org>)
NetBSD Sparc 7.2 2001-12-03, Matthew Green 32- and 64-bit
(<mrg@eterna.com.au>) builds
NetBSD VAX 7.1 2001-03-30, Tom I. Helbekkmo 1.5
(<tih@kpnQwest.no>)
NetBSD x86 7.2 2001-11-28, Bill Studenmund 1.5
(<wrstuden@netbsd.org>)
OpenBSDSparc 7.2 2001-11-27, Brandon Palmer 3.0
(<bpalmer@crimelabs.net>)
OpenBSDx86 7.2 2001-11-26, Brandon Palmer 3.0
(<bpalmer@crimelabs.net>)
Open x86 7.2 2001-11-28, OU-8 Larry Rosenman see also
UNIX (<ler@lerctr.org>), UW-7 Olivier doc/FAQ_SCO
Prenant (<ohp@pyrenet.fr>)
QNX 4 x86 7.2 2001-12-10, Bernd Tegge 4.25; see also
RTOS (<tegge@repas-aeg.de>) doc/FAQ_QNX4
SolarisSparc 7.2 2001-11-12, Andrew Sullivan 2.6-8; see also
(<andrew@libertyrms.com>) doc/FAQ_Solaris
Solarisx86 7.2 2001-11-28, Martin Renters 2.8; see also
(<martin@datafax.com>) doc/FAQ_Solaris
SunOS 4Sparc 7.2 2001-12-04, Tatsuo Ishii
(<t-ishii@sra.co.jp>)
Tru64 Alpha 7.2 2001-11-26, Alessio Bragadini 5.0; 4.0g with cc
UNIX (<alessio@albourne.com>), Bernd and gcc
Tegge (<tegge@repas-aeg.de>)
Windowsx86 7.2 2001-12-13, Dave Page with Cygwin; see
(<dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>), doc/FAQ_MSWIN
Jason Tishler
(<jason@tishler.net>)
Windowsx86 7.2 2001-12-10, Dave Page native is
(<dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>) client-side only;
see
Administrator's
Guide
Unsupported Platforms: The following platforms are either known not to work,
or they used to work in a previous release and we did not receive explicit
confirmation of a successful test with version 7.2 at the time this list was
compiled. We include these here to let you know that these platforms *could*
be supported if given some attention.
OS Processor Version Reported Remarks
DG/UX m88k 6.3 1998-03-01, Brian E Gallew no recent
5.4R4.11 (<geek+@cmu.edu>) reports
MkLinux DR1PPC750 7.0 2001-04-03, Tatsuo Ishii 7.1 needs OS
(<t-ishii@sra.co.jp>) update?
NeXTSTEP x86 6.x 1998-03-01, David Wetzel bit rot
(<dave@turbocat.de>) suspected
QNX RTOS v6x86 7.2 2001-11-20, Igor Kovalenko patches
(<Igor.Kovalenko@motorola.com>) available in
archives,
but too late
for 7.2
SCO x86 6.5 1999-05-25, Andrew Merrill 7.2 should
OpenServer (<andrew@compclass.com>) work, but no
5 reports; see
also
doc/FAQ_SCO
System V R4m88k 6.2.1 1998-03-01, Doug Winterburn needs new
(<dlw@seavme.xroads.com>) TAS spinlock
code
System V R4MIPS 6.4 1998-10-28, Frank Ridderbusch no recent
(<ridderbusch.pad@sni.de>) reports
Ultrix MIPS 7.1 2001-03-26 TAS spinlock
code not
detected
Ultrix VAX 6.x 1998-03-01
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