Re: [ADMIN] compression -Fx "problem"

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] compression -Fx "problem"
Date: 2001-12-04 21:26:37
Message-ID: 5869.1007501197@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> This has got to stop. We've seen "my cursor keys don't work in psql", now
> we see "compression doesn't work" every so often. Somehow we have to get
> deterministic output from configure without "paying attention". Either
> require these libraries by default (my preference) or not, but not "take
> what's there".

So you're thinking "error out unless user said --without-zlib or
--without-readline"?

I could live with that, assuming that the error message mentioned that
switch as the way to build without the library.

regards, tom lane

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