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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL 7.2
Sun Solaris specific
to be read in conjunction with the installation instructions
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last updated: $Date: 2001/12/10 13:02:20 $
current maintainer: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Contents:
1) What tools do I need to build and install PostgreSQL on Solaris?
2) Why do I get problems when building with OpenSSL support?
3) Why does configure complain about a failed test program?
1) What tools do I need to build and install PostgreSQL on Solaris?
You will need
- GNU zip (for installing the documentation)
- GNU make
- GNU readline library (optional)
Both GCC and the Sun compiler suite work.
If you like Solaris packages, you can find these tools here:
http://www.sunfreeware.com
If you prefer sources, look here:
http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
2) Why do I get problems when building with OpenSSL support?
When you build PostgreSQL with OpenSSL support you might get
compilation errors in the following files:
src/backend/libpq/crypt.c
src/backend/libpq/password.c
src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c
This is because of a namespace conflict between the standard
/usr/include/crypt.h header and the header files provided by OpenSSL.
Upgrading your OpenSSL installation to version 0.9.6a fixes this
problem.
3) Why does configure complain about a failed test program?
This is probably a case of the run-time linker being unable to find
libz or some other non-standard library, such as libssl. To point it
to the right location, set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable,
e.g.,
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:/usr/local/ssl/lib
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
and restart configure. You will also have to keep this setting
whenever you run any of the installed PostgreSQL programs.
Alternatively, set the environment variable LD_RUN_PATH. See the
ld(1) man page for more information.