Re: 8.3.6 build error on Debian Lenny

> Josh Trutwin <josh(at)trutwins(dot)homeip(dot)net> writes:
>> Hi - I'm trying to build 8.3.6 on a box recently upgraded from Sarge
>> to Lenny and I get the following error during compile:
>
>> make[4]: Entering directory
>> `/backup/source/db/postgresql-8.3.6/src/backend/utils/adt' gcc -O2
>> -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline
>> -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wendif-labels -fno-strict-aliasing
>> -fwrapv -I../../../../src/include -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/local/lib -c
>> -o geo_ops.o geo_ops.c /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.2/cc1: symbol
>> lookup error: /usr/lib/libmpfr.so.1: undefined symbol:
>> __gmp_get_memory_functions
>
> [ blink... ] There's no reason for a compile to be looking into shared
> libraries. What I think must have happened here is that this reflects a
> bogus function call internally in gcc itself. Which probably means that
> you have a gcc version that's out-of-sync with your libmpfr.so.1 version
> (whatever the heck that is). I'd suggest asking around among some
> Debian experts, or just reinstalling instead of upgrading.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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Lenny has 8.3.6 why don't just apt-get install postgresql ???
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/postgresql

Leonel