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 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgresSQL V6.0
IRIX Specific IRIX Specific
TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ
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last updated: Fri Oct 25 18:40:00 BST 1996 last updated: Wed Jan 29 21:25:00 GMT 1997
current maintainer: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk) current maintainer: Andrew C.R. Martin (martin@biochem.ucl.ac.uk)
original author: 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): Changes in this version (* = modified, + = new, - = removed):
-0.*) Bugs in Postgres95 V1.08 *1.2) What changes do I need to make to src/Makefile.global or
*1.3) What are the references in X11_LIB to libsocket and libnsl in src/Makefile.custom?
src/Makefile.global? *1.4) Are there any other changes I should make?
This file is divided approximately as follows: This file is divided approximately as follows:
1.*) Installing Postgres95 1.*) Installing Postgres95
...@@ -45,15 +45,17 @@ Section 1: Installing Postgres95 ...@@ -45,15 +45,17 @@ Section 1: Installing Postgres95
support). support).
b) tcl/tk (if you wish to compile pgtclsh) 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: You *must* set the following variables:
PORTNAME= irix5 PORTNAME= irix5
IPCSDIR= /usr/sbin
You will also need to change the following to match your own You will also need to change the following to match your own
installation: installation:
SRCDIR
POSTGRESDIR POSTGRESDIR
If you switch on the USE_TCL option, you will need to set these: If you switch on the USE_TCL option, you will need to set these:
...@@ -71,16 +73,13 @@ Section 1: Installing Postgres95 ...@@ -71,16 +73,13 @@ Section 1: Installing Postgres95
src/Makefile.global? src/Makefile.global?
This was a problem in 1.08 (they are Sun Solaris specific). 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? 1.4) Are there any other changes I should make?
If you have installed the GNU install program (ginstall), you If you have installed the GNU install program (ginstall), you
should edit src/mk/port/postgres.mk.irix5 should add the following line to src/Makefile.custom:
and change the line: CUSTOM_INSTALL=ginstall
INSTALL=/usr/bin/X11/bsdinst
to
INSTALL=ginstall
For an explanation as to why this is a good idea, see Question 2.1 For an explanation as to why this is a good idea, see Question 2.1
...@@ -119,9 +118,3 @@ Section 3: Extending Postgres95 ...@@ -119,9 +118,3 @@ Section 3: Extending Postgres95
-shared -o funcs.so funcs.c -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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