Install PostgreSQL 8.2.5

[Bill Moseley]

On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 12:50:17PM +0700, Gunawan wrote:
> > Is there a reason you want to build from source?
> 
> I know that using apt-get is the easiest way.
> In learning linux I would like to try to build application from the source.
> Though it would be rather difficult but I think nothing wrong with it. 
> CMIIW.

Postgresql is a big one to start with.

A major part of what you get when you pick a distribution such as
Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Gentoo, etc., is a packaging system.  Unless
you really have a need to build from source I would stick with the
packages.

If you want to just play with building software might be good to start
with something that have fewer dependencies.

If you really want to build Postgresql from source you might start
with:

    $ apt-get build-dep postgresql-8.2

Then you can even download the postgesql source package and then build
that using the Debian/Ubuntu build tools which wrap configure && make.
But, then you are back to having a .deb so might as well use the
binary package.



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Bill Moseley
moseley at hank.org