Re: installing Libxml on running postgres server

From: Scott Ribe <scott_ribe(at)elevated-dev(dot)com>
To: koffi BADOH <koff10(at)hotmail(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: installing Libxml on running postgres server
Date: 2015-08-24 13:21:02
Message-ID: 46DE63EA-C96B-4A20-88B6-0891E819B2A4@elevated-dev.com
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On Aug 24, 2015, at 7:00 AM, koffi BADOH <koff10(at)hotmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> I'm afraid to drop all postgres settings and data if recompiling postgreSQL by using :
>
> ./configure with-libxml=path-to-libxml config
> ./make
> ./make install

That will not overwrite data or settings. Those are in the data folder.

- Make sure the data folder is outside the postgres folder.

- Use the --prefix option to build and install into a new directory, so that you have both PG builds until you've verified that the new one is working as you want.

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