configuration system. The idea is to make the configure arguments
that specify compilers to be compatible with the other --with
options. The main point, though, is that the c++ support is on by
default, but can easily be disabled by the --without-CXX option
for those few(?) that don't want it.
Brook Milligan
Here is a pair of patches that (I hope) finish the configuration
issues with tcl/tk and make the recognition of the two packages
completely parallel in organization. This should make future changes
easier to maintain.
Hope to see this in 6.2.2.
the configuration of v6.3.1. I have replaced the queries for
include/lib directories with --with configuration options. I have
also included a list of potential tcl/tk include directories directly
in the CPPFLAGS variable. As new versions are needed, these should
be added to the list in reverse numerical order (libraries are in
a separate list near the end). This greatly simplifies the later
checks if --with-tcl is set. I hope this solution works for
everyone.
I also added a check to disable the perl support if postgres was
not already installed (as per the instructions in the directory).
By the way, why must there be an installed pgsql to compile perl
support? This seems odd, at best.
Finally, I changed the Makefile in the libpgtcl interface to place
the shared libraries at the end of the list of files, not at the
beginning. With NetBSD at least, libraries are linked in order,
so the original sequence does not work.
Brook Milligan
Subject: [PATCHES] Patch for INSTAL file.
The following patch does the following:
- In step 6, recommend doing a database backup if you are upgrading
from any version of the release, rather than ones before a specific
date.
- Added step 22a on regular maintainence.
Subject: [PATCHES] INSTALL patch
This patch makes the following changes to the INSTALL instructions:
- Before step 1, describe disk space requirements.
- Step 1 now defines a "tested" platform.
- Add step 3a on checking for disk space.
- Added new step 27 asking for feedback.
Subject: [PATCHES] INSTALL changes
This patch modifies the INSTALL file. The changes are:
- SPARC/Linux-ELF was added to the list of supported platforms.
The special notes for it at the bottom of the file were removed.
- Changed "database server" to "RDBMS database server".
- Modified step 6 so that when you restore your database the
tables will be owned by the original owners instead of the
postgresql superuser.
- Modified step 19 on diagnosing the regression tests for the
SPARC Linux platform with a beta release.
- Other minor changes.
Here are the latest changes to the INSTALL instructions.
The main changes are:
- Step 5, on flex
- Steps 18 and 19, on regression tests
- Step 22 c) on starting postmaster on bootup on FreeBSD
- Added porting notes for SPARC/Linux at end.
If there is time, Thomas should review step 19.
Subject: [PATCHES] Patch for INSTALL
The following patch makes a number of modifications to file INSTALL.
Among other things, it restores some platform specific notes I deleted.
It also no longer requires a separate compile for the regression tests.
Please note that this patch already incorporates the patch Hal Snyder
submitted on Monday. Do not apply Hal's patch.
Subject: [PATCHES] New INSTALL file.
I have created a much more comprehensive version of the
/usr/src/pgsql/INSTALL file. It should replace the current 970428 version
of this file.
Marc G. Fournier