Install PostgreSQL 8.2.5

[Gunawan]

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From: "ML" <ml at seven.sys.com.mx>
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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: Install PostgreSQL 8.2.5


>> Hi All,
>> I am having problem while installing Postgre...
>>
>> List of files
>> joe at joe-desktop:~/temp/postgresql-8.2.5$ ls -all
>> total 1332
>> drwxrwxrwx  6 joe joe   4096 2007-10-26 22:53 .
>> drwxr-xr-x  5 joe joe   4096 2007-10-26 22:29 ..
>> -rw-r--r--  1 joe joe    445 2004-04-23 14:15 aclocal.m4
>> drwxrwxrwx  2 joe joe   4096 2007-10-26 22:29 config
>> -rw-r--r--  1 joe joe   6676 2007-10-26 22:53 config.log
>> -rwxr-xr-x  1 joe joe 704819 2007-09-14 16:18 configure
>> -rw-r--r--  1 joe joe  47564 2007-09-14 16:18 configure.in
>> drwxrwxrwx 31 joe joe   4096 2007-10-26 22:29 contrib
>> -rw-r--r--  1 joe joe   1192 2006-03-05 10:58 COPYRIGHT
>> drwxrwxrwx  4 joe joe   4096 2007-10-26 22:29 doc
>> -rw-r--r--  1 joe joe   3787 2006-08-18 15:58 GNUmakefile.in
>> -rw-r--r--  1 joe joe 491670 2007-09-16 01:19 HISTORY
>> -rw-r--r--  1 joe joe  47443 2007-09-16 01:19 INSTALL
>> -rw-r--r--  1 joe joe   1434 2006-08-18 15:58 Makefile
>> -rw-r--r--  1 joe joe   2062 2006-07-24 12:55 README
>> drwxrwxrwx 14 joe joe   4096 2007-10-26 22:29 src
>>
>>
>> Instruction in the INSTALL file
>>                                 Short Version
>>
>> ./configure
>> gmake
>> su
>> gmake install
>> adduser postgres
>> mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data
>> chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data
>> su - postgres
>> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
>> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &
>> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb test
>> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql test
>>
>>
>>
>> I tried to run ./configure but got this error
>>
>> joe at joe-desktop:~/temp/postgresql-8.2.5$ ./configure
>> checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
>> checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
>> checking which template to use... linux
>> checking whether to build with 64-bit integer date/time support... no
>> checking whether NLS is wanted... no
>> checking for default port number... 5432
>> checking for gcc... gcc
>> checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C
>> compiler cannot
>> create executables
>> See `config.log' for more details.
>> joe at joe-desktop:~/temp/postgresql-8.2.5$
>>
>>
>> joe at joe-desktop:~/temp/postgresql-8.2.5$ gcc --version
>> gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 (Ubuntu 4.1.2-0ubuntu4)
>> Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is 
>> NO
>> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
>> PURPOSE.
>>
>> joe at joe-desktop:~/temp/postgresql-8.2.5$
>>
>>
>> joe at joe-desktop:~/temp/postgresql-8.2.5$ gmake
>> bash: gmake: command not found
>>
>> joe at joe-desktop:~/temp/postgresql-8.2.5$ make
>> You need to run the 'configure' program first. See the file
>> 'INSTALL' for installation instructions.
>> make: *** [all] Error 1
>>
>> joe at joe-desktop:~/temp/postgresql-8.2.5$ make --version
>> GNU Make 3.81
>> Copyright (C) 2006  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
>> There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
>> PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
>>
>> This program built for i486-pc-linux-gnu
>> joe at joe-desktop:~/temp/postgresql-8.2.5$
>>
>> I can't complete postgresql installation.
>>
>> TIA
>> Gun
>>
>>
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> sudo apt-get install build-essential
>

May I know what is it for?

Regards,
Gun