Re: Visualize GiST Index

On 2010-09-23, at 10:27 AM, Tom Lane wrote:

> Andrew Hunter <ahunter(at)ucalgary(dot)ca> writes:
>> On 2010-09-22, at 9:56 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>>> Andrew Hunter <ahunter(at)ucalgary(dot)ca> writes:
>>>> I have been trying to install the Gevel module but am getting an error when running make on the gevel files download.
>>>> The error is:
>>>> /contrib/contrib-global.mk: No such file or directory.
>>>> I have also tried USE_PGXS=1 make, but get the same result. I am unable to find contrib-global.mk.
>
>>> Could we see the output of "pg_config"?
>
>> PGXS = /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk
>
> Hm. If that file is in fact present, I'd have expected "make USE_PGXS=1"
> to work. The error you cite looks like what would happen without
> USE_PGXS --- are you sure you get the exact same error both ways?
>
> If you're still baffled, it might help to show Gevel's Makefile.
> It's possible it isn't invoking pgxs correctly.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
>

Hi Tom,

Yes, I got the same result with USE_PGXS=1. This is my first attempt at compiling a module for Postgresql, so it could well be something very simple that I am missing...

Here is the content of the gevel Makefile

subdir = contrib/gevel
top_builddir = ../..
include $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global

MODULES = gevel
DATA_built = gevel.sql
DOCS = README.gevel
REGRESS = gevel

include $(top_srcdir)/contrib/contrib-global.mk

I have tried running this from the gevel directory under /usr/share/postgresql/8.4/contrib

Thanks for your assistance.

Regards

Andrew

Andrew Hunter PEng RPSurv PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Geomatics Engineering
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

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