Re: looking for psql without server-installation

maybe i misworded my problem. i am looking for the possibility to install a psql client (without a server) out of the sources. my usecase is: one server with a postgresql-server (self compiled) and several workstations with psql-clients, also preferred self compiled.
i know that is possible to compile at every workstation the sourcecode of the server to get a psql-client. but the side effect is, that in this case i have a potential server at every workstation and in my opinion that is a very large footprint. i have to compile psql for myself because otherwise (installing binaries with packaging tools) i have no (or minimal) control about the version of the client.
i think that is a use case which can be applied to the needs of many people (for example: oracle offers also client-only-packages which are containing sql+, ...)
hoping for a solution
christian

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Tomasz Ostrowski [mailto:tometzky(at)batory(dot)org(dot)pl]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. August 2008 08:47
> An: Strobl, Christian
> Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Betreff: Re: looking for psql without server-installation
>
> On 2008-08-06 17:38, Christian(dot)Strobl(at)dlr(dot)de wrote:
> > what is the best way to get a psql-client at a linux system without
> > the need of a server.
>
> On Fedora/RedHat/CentOS or other yum based distribution:
> # yum install postgresql
>
> For Debian/Ubuntu or other dpkg based distribution I think it will be:
> # dpkg --install postgresql-client
> But I do not use Debian, so I can be wrong.
>
> It does not have to be the same version as the server, so
> don't compile it yourself.
>
> Regards
> Tometzky
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