Re: [GENERAL] looking for psql without server-installation

2008-08-07 Thread Christian.Strobl
hallo magnus, thanks for your answer. > Just run the "make" and "make install" commands in subdirs > only. You will need to do it in src/interfaces/libpq and > src/bin/psql to get a working psql. that is the answer i was looking for. > But you can certainly have control over the version on

Re: [GENERAL] looking for psql without server-installation

2008-08-07 Thread Christian.Strobl
hi tomasz, thanks for your answers. unfortunately i misworded my problem again. i have a very clear problem and i am looking for a solution of this problem (if it is basic or not) and i am not using RedHatEL/CentOS/Fedora. i am looking for a solution which is applicable to every linux os and no

Re: [GENERAL] looking for psql without server-installation

2008-08-07 Thread Christian.Strobl
maybe i misworded my problem. i am looking for the possibility to install a psql client (without a server) out of the sources. my usecase is: one server with a postgresql-server (self compiled) and several workstations with psql-clients, also preferred self compiled. i know that is possible to

[GENERAL] looking for psql without server-installation

2008-08-06 Thread Christian.Strobl
hi all, maybe a simple question, but i found no answer. what is the best way to get a psql-client at a linux system without the need of a server. is there a configure-option (i don't find any) to compile only psql without der server? thanks and greetings from munich christian p.s. besides this i a

[GENERAL] reproducible database crash with simple sql command on postgres 8.3.1

2008-05-09 Thread Christian.Strobl
hi all, first i create a table create table regions (id integer, name varchar); then i want to set a default value for a column, e.g. alter table regions alter column name set default 'bavaria'; at this point crashes the database with the message PANIK: ERROR_STACK_SIZE exceeded the rest of

[GENERAL] citing postgresql?

2006-12-20 Thread Christian.Strobl
hi all, exists a common citation for the postgresql-project, like e.g. for the R-project: To cite R in publications, use @Manual{, title= {R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing}, author = {{R Development Core Team}},