> >
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> or you could simply add --without-zlib to your postgresql configure flags
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> or you could configure the zlib install to use /usr instead of /usr/local
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> :-)
>
Sure, but we're talking about the first-time user. Particularily on Windows,
first-timers get extremely frustrated when things don't work right out of
the box. The more idiot proof the installation, the more likely that the
naive user will catch on.
-Tony