i have some clue on this problem. i think the installer script problem. after fail to use debian package. i tried to install using tar ball files (source code) downloaded from postgresql.org website.
when i compile the file i get the error configure: error: readline library not found If you have readline already installed, see config.log for details on the failure. It is possible the compiler isn't looking in the proper directory. Use --without-readline to disable readline support. i did have libreadline5 installed. but actually i need the package libreadline-dev install in order to compile. i am trying. i will tell you if i manage to install postgresql later.. :p On Feb 19, 2008 4:58 PM, jeffry s <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > no postrgesql process running. > the touch command exited successfully. > apt-get remove --purge postgresql and apt-get install postgresql. > end up the same problem. > > i suspect the installer script problem. but i am not sure. > > > On Feb 17, 2008 6:27 PM, Tobias Nissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > jeffry s wrote: > > > i got the message during installation > > > > > > bayau:/var/log/postgresql# apt-get install postgresql-8.3 > > > Reading package lists... Done > > > Building dependency tree... Done > > > postgresql-8.3 is already the newest version. > > > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 622 not upgraded. > > > 2 not fully installed or removed. > > > Need to get 0B of archives. > > > After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. > > > Setting up postgresql-8.3 (8.3.0-1) ... > > > Starting PostgreSQL 8.3 database server: main* Error: Could not > > > create log file /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.3-main.log > > > failed! > > > > Could it be, that for some reason postgresql is already running? Check > > this by examining the output of `ps aux`. > > > > > i already did what u told me to do. but is is the same thing. if do > > > /var/log/postgresql# dpkg-reconfigure postgresql-8.3 > > > /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: postgresql-8.3 is broken or not fully > > > installed > > > > So the touch-command exited successfully, i.e. produced no output? > > > > What happens when you purge postgresql (`apt-get purge > > postgresql-8.3`) and then reinstall it? > > > > Please use the mailing-list for things that belong there. > > > > Regards, > > Tobias > > > >
