Commit 5239ccb9 authored by Marc G. Fournier's avatar Marc G. Fournier

Update Linux and Irix FAQs

From Andrew
parent 67913558
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Postgres95
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgresSQL V6.0
IRIX Specific
TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ
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last updated: Fri Oct 25 18:40:00 BST 1996
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last updated: Wed Jan 29 21:25:00 GMT 1997
current maintainer: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)
original author: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)
Changes in this version (* = modified, + = new, - = removed):
-0.*) Bugs in Postgres95 V1.08
*1.3) What are the references in X11_LIB to libsocket and libnsl in
src/Makefile.global?
*1.2) What changes do I need to make to src/Makefile.global or
src/Makefile.custom?
*1.4) Are there any other changes I should make?
This file is divided approximately as follows:
1.*) Installing Postgres95
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support).
b) tcl/tk (if you wish to compile pgtclsh)
1.2) What changes do I need to make to src/Makefile.global?
1.2) What changes do I need to make to src/Makefile.global or
src/Makefile.custom?
The easiest way to do this is to use the customize script in
the src directory.
You *must* set the following variables:
PORTNAME= irix5
IPCSDIR= /usr/sbin
You will also need to change the following to match your own
installation:
SRCDIR
POSTGRESDIR
If you switch on the USE_TCL option, you will need to set these:
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src/Makefile.global?
This was a problem in 1.08 (they are Sun Solaris specific).
It is fixed in 1.09.
It is fixed in 1.09 and above.
1.4) Are there any other changes I should make?
If you have installed the GNU install program (ginstall), you
should edit src/mk/port/postgres.mk.irix5
and change the line:
INSTALL=/usr/bin/X11/bsdinst
to
INSTALL=ginstall
should add the following line to src/Makefile.custom:
CUSTOM_INSTALL=ginstall
For an explanation as to why this is a good idea, see Question 2.1
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-shared -o funcs.so funcs.c
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Dr. Andrew C.R. Martin, University College London & SciTech Software
EMAIL: martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk Tel:(Work) +44(0)171 419 3890
URL: http://www.biochem.ucl.ac.uk/~martin (Home) +44(0)1372 275775
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