Re: Runtime Problems

Richard Luckhurst said:
> Hi All
>
> I have just recompiled using the latest snapshot and I am still getting
> exactly the same errors. I still have the compile stuff in msys and the
> copy in c:\pgsql so that explains why it is picking it up twice I
> guess. In any case I still have the error I first asked about last
> week.

What parameters did you run configure with?

cheers

andrew

>
> Regards
>
> Richard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-hackers-win32-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-win32-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org]On Behalf Of Andrew
> Dunstan
> Sent: Thursday, 13 May 2004 8:54 PM
> To: pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Runtime Problems
>
>
> I said:
>> Richard Luckhurst said:
>>> Hello All
>>>
>>> I am quite new to pgsql and the Win32 port. I have just tried
>>> Vishal's new guide to building
>>> and I am having what looks like a path problem when I try to
>>> initialise a database. I am using
>>> Windows 2000. Everything builds and installs OK and I have copied the
>>> files in the msys\1.0\local\pgsql
>>> to my c:\pgsql folder as per the instructions. I have added
>>> C:\pgsql\bin and c:\pgsql\lib to my path
>>> as instructed. When I try to run initdb I get the following error
>>>
>>> initdb -D c:\pgsql\data -W --lc-collate=C
>
> The clue is actually in these following 4 lines
>
>>> Bad command or file name
>>> fgets failure: No error
>>> Bad command or file name
>>> fgets failure: No error
>
> For some reason, initdb has found postgres.exe in 2 locations but in
> both cases has been unable to execute it, and consequently unable to
> read in the version string.
>
> That's a bit strange - I have no explanation for it right now.
>
> The relevant code has just been refactored by Bruce as part of the
> relocation stuff.
>
> For now, I still recommend running from the installed path.
>
> cheers
>
> andrew
>
>
>>> The program "postgres" is needed by initdb but was not found in the
>>> directory "C:/msys/1.0/local/pgsql/bin". Check your installation
>>>
>>> I would appreciate any clues here as this has me stumped. I don't
>>> understand why is should even be looking in the msys directory.
>>>
>>
>> I haven't had time to read the document referred to, but if it
>> currently recommends that you run from anywhere but the installed path
>> then I disagree with it. When we get relocatable installs, which Bruce
>> is working on, you will be able to move the whole installation around
>> to your heart's content.
>>
>> Have you checked that there is still in fact a
>> C:/msys/1.0/local/pgsql/bin/postgres.exe? Could it be a permissions
>> problem?
>>
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