Re: homebrew install bug

Sean Story <sean(dot)story(at)digitalreasoning(dot)com> writes:
> I'm having a persistent error in installing postgresql with home-brew. In the verbose output, there was a message to notify this address of the issue. I've pasted the output below.

> checking uuid.h usability... no
> checking uuid.h presence... yes
> configure: WARNING: uuid.h: present but cannot be compiled
> configure: WARNING: uuid.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?
> configure: WARNING: uuid.h: see the Autoconf documentation
> configure: WARNING: uuid.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
> configure: WARNING: uuid.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
> configure: WARNING: uuid.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
> configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
> configure: WARNING: ## Report this to pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org ##
> configure: WARNING: ## ---------------------------------------- ##
> checking for uuid.h... yes

Yeah, this is known bit-rot in the ossp-uuid headers. Unfortunately that
project is moribund so getting it fixed properly seems to be outside the
realm of feasibility. We're debating our options.

regards, tom lane