Re: lpgport issue while installing pg_bulkload utility on fedora 14 OS

On 04/14/2014 07:56 AM, chiru r wrote:
> Okay,installed postgresql-devel.x86_64 package on fedora14 OS.
>
> Google blogs says it seems Fedora Postgresql-devel package not
> supported libpgport.
>
> _http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/4EE2338F.1040302@dunslane.net

The bigger issue is that the RedHat family discourages static libraries
in packages.

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>
> Is there any workaround.

Depends on your situation.

Is the server you are trying to build pg_bulkload a production server
that cannot be changed?

In other words is possible to build the server from source?

Failing that there is the part way there method. I am not sure how well
this would work, others may have comments on this.

1) Go here:
http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/source/

Find 8.4.9(FYI 8.4 is now up to release 8.4.21)

2) Do the make without the install in the source.

3) Find libpgport.a in ~/src/port/

4) Copy it to the Postgres library directory. Not sure where that is in
Fedora. Though a search for libpq.so should find it.

5) Cross fingers, retry build of pg_bulkloader.

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