Thanks for the good info. Worth noting is that the postgres does require shared libraries (e.g. libintl.so.4) that may or may not be installed by other ports (supposedly updating gmake should install all required libraries.)
-R
Andrew L. Gould wrote:
Okay, so to wrap up the PostgreSQL issue:
1. PostgreSQL does not require Linux compatibility or a jail.
2. You can install PostgreSQL natively at /usr/ports/databases. Currently, 3 versions are available in the ports:
postgresql7 - version 7.4 postgresql73 - version 7.3.5 postgresql72 - version 7.2.4
All 3 versions are considered stable. If you're performing an initial installation of PostgreSQL, use version 7.4. The earlier versions are available for people with existing databases and reasons not to upgrade. Most of these reasons relate to compatibility issues with applications that must be modified to deal with feature changes in 7.3 and 7.4.
Best of luck,
Andrew Gould
On Thursday 08 January 2004 08:34 pm, Rishi Chopra wrote:
I was installing linux_base; it seems to be required, since I was getting an error about libintl.so.4 - then again, I also updated gmake via 'portupgrade -r gmake', so that may have solved the problem.
Sorry about the misleading context =)
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On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 06:07:35PM -0800, Rishi Chopra wrote:_______________________________________________
Simply trying to install postgresql - the message I included is what the system prints out when installing from the ports collection.
Andrew L. Gould wrote:
Er, what directory were you in when you did the make install? The only port that produces the message below is ports/emulators/linux_base, which is definately not a dependency of postgresql, nor of any of its dependents.
On Thursday 08 January 2004 06:13 pm, Rishi Chopra wrote:_______________________________________________
While installing postgres I get the following:
You need to create the null device in your jailed Linux environment. Run this outside the jail, then press enter:
mkdir -m 0755 -p <Jail root dir>/dev rm -f <Jail root dir>//compat/linux/dev/null mknod <Jail root dir>//compat/linux/dev/null c 2 2 chmod 666 <Jail root dir>//compat/linux/dev/null
Do I HAVE to make a jail? I was just going to run the postgresql port on my FreeBSD box, sans-condom. The box only has one user and there are no security concerns to speak of.
-R
PostgreSQL is available via the FreeBSD ports system. It does not require a jail or linux emulation.
What are you trying to do?
Andrew Gould
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