Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL 6.5.3 on SuSE 6.1

> Hi list members:
> I am currently using PostgreSQL 6.4.2 on SuSE 6.1. This version came with
> the SuSE disks. Recently, I downloaded and compiled the source from the
> pgsql ftp site, but postgres does not run and says that a file called
> libreadline.so is needed to run. This file is not on my computer. Is
> there a way to make postgres run without this file on this distribution?.
> Are there RPMs for SuSE 6.1?
> Any help is appreciated.

I setted up postgres 6.5.2 on Suse 6.1 without problems. Here my
configuration options:

./configure --prefix=/home/db/postgres/ --with-template=linux_i386 \
--enable-locale

After compiling postgres you need to edit /etc/ld.so.conf. With the
above configuration I added the following line to ld.so.conf:

/home/db/postgres/lib

Run /sbin/ldconfig after editing ld.so.conf. Of course you have to
set up you environment correctly as described in the INSTALL
doucment of postgres:

PATH=$PATH:/home/db/postgres/bin
MANPATH=$MANPATH:/home/db/postgres/man
PGLIB=/home/db/postgres/lib
PGDATA=/home/db/postgres/data
export PATH MANPATH PGLIB PGDATA

Greetings Herbie

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