Re: looking for psql without server-installation

hi tomasz,
thanks for your answers. unfortunately i misworded my problem again. i have a very clear problem and i am looking for a solution of this problem (if it is basic or not) and i am not using RedHatEL/CentOS/Fedora. i am looking for a solution which is applicable to every linux os and not only for some. so here again my problem:

i am looking for the possibility to install a psql client (without a server) FROM THE SOURCE. 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+, ...)
regards and please excuse my unclear question
christian
p.s. i don't want to change to RedHatEL/CentOS/Fedora

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Tomasz Ostrowski [mailto:tometzky(at)batory(dot)org(dot)pl]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. August 2008 13:01
> An: Strobl, Christian
> Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Betreff: Re: AW: looking for psql without server-installation
>
> On 2008-08-07 11:49, Christian(dot)Strobl(at)dlr(dot)de wrote:
>
> > maybe i misworded my problem. i am looking for the possibility to
> > install a psql client (without a server) out of the sources.
>
> It is not a basic problem - it is your solution for a
> problem, which maybe does have another, better solution.
>
> > 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.
>
> You can use official yum repository and you'll have total
> control of client version. It works for RedHatEL/CentOS/Fedora:
> http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/reporpms/repoview/
>
> Regards
> Tometzky
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