RE: Postgresql on Solais 7

Howdy,

> go through the documentation on the postgresql.org
> site. you will get a good amount of info there. anyhow
> i have postgres working well on solaris 7.
> you will have to compile postgres source code and
> install it on your sparc. you will need gcc compiler,
> make, gdb or gdbm, gzip,bash which you can get in
> pkgadd format from sunfreeware.com. download these and
> install first.

In addition to that it's worth referring to the FAQ at
www.sunfreeware.com too. It covers pretty much all
the little hurdles you will probably have to jump over
to compile stuff on Solaris. There's nothing too hard
about it though, just setting up the right paths and
making sure you have all the necessary packages
installed.

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