-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.217 2004/12/24 18:32:50 momjian Exp $ -->\r
-\r
-<chapter id="installation">\r
- <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>\r
- Installation Instructions</title>\r
-\r
- <indexterm zone="installation">\r
- <primary>installation</primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- This <![%standalone-include;[document]]>\r
- <![%standalone-ignore;[chapter]]> describes the installation of\r
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> from the source code\r
- distribution.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <sect1 id="install-short">\r
- <title>Short Version</title>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
-<synopsis>\r
-./configure\r
-gmake\r
-su\r
-gmake install\r
-adduser postgres\r
-mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data\r
-chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data\r
-su - postgres\r
-/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data\r
-/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &\r
-/usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb test\r
-/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql test\r
-</synopsis>\r
- The long version is the rest of this\r
- <![%standalone-include;[document.]]>\r
- <![%standalone-ignore;[chapter.]]>\r
- </para>\r
- </sect1>\r
-\r
-\r
- <sect1 id="install-requirements">\r
- <title>Requirements</title>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- In general, a modern Unix-compatible platform should be able to run\r
- <productname>PostgreSQL</>.\r
- The platforms that had received specific testing at the\r
- time of release are listed in <xref linkend="supported-platforms">\r
- below. In the <filename>doc</> subdirectory of the distribution\r
- there are several platform-specific <acronym>FAQ</> documents you\r
- might wish to consult if you are having trouble.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- The following software packages are required for building\r
- <productname>PostgreSQL</>:\r
-\r
- <itemizedlist>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary>make</primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
-\r
- <acronym>GNU</> <application>make</> is required; other\r
- <application>make</> programs will <emphasis>not</> work.\r
- <acronym>GNU</> <application>make</> is often installed under\r
- the name <filename>gmake</filename>; this document will always\r
- refer to it by that name. (On some systems\r
- <acronym>GNU</acronym> <application>make</> is the default tool with the name\r
- <filename>make</>.) To test for <acronym>GNU</acronym>\r
- <application>make</application> enter\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>gmake --version</userinput>\r
-</screen>\r
- It is recommended to use version 3.76.1 or later.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
-\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- You need an <acronym>ISO</>/<acronym>ANSI</> C compiler. Recent\r
- versions of <productname>GCC</> are recommendable, but\r
- <productname>PostgreSQL</> is known to build with a wide variety\r
- of compilers from different vendors.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
-\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- <application>gzip</> is needed to unpack the distribution in the\r
- first place.<![%standalone-include;[ If you are reading this, you probably already got\r
- past that hurdle.]]>\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
-\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary>readline</primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
-\r
- The <acronym>GNU</> <productname>Readline</> library (for\r
- comfortable line editing and command history retrieval) will be\r
- used by default. If you don't want to use it then you must\r
- specify the <option>--without-readline</option> option for\r
- <filename>configure</>. (On <productname>NetBSD</productname>,\r
- the <filename>libedit</filename> library is\r
- <productname>Readline</productname>-compatible and is used if\r
- <filename>libreadline</filename> is not found.)\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
-\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary>installation</primary>\r
- <secondary>on Windows</secondary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
-\r
- To build on <productname>NT</>-based versions of\r
- <productname>Windows</> like Windows XP and 2003 see\r
- <filename>doc/FAQ_MINGW</>. For earlier <productname>Windows</>\r
- releases see <filename>doc/FAQ_CYGWIN</>.\r
-\r
- To build <productname>Windows</> client-only interfaces using\r
- tools like <productname>Visual C++</> and <productname>Borland\r
- C++</> see\r
- <![%standalone-include[the documentation chapter "Client-Only\r
- Installation on Windows"]]> <![%standalone-ignore[<xref\r
- linkend="install-win32">]]>.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </itemizedlist>\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- The following packages are optional. They are not required in the\r
- default configuration, but they are needed when certain build\r
- options are enabled, as explained below.\r
-\r
- <itemizedlist>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- To build the server programming language\r
- <application>PL/Perl</application> you need a full\r
- <productname>Perl</productname> installation, including the\r
- <filename>libperl</filename> library and the header files.\r
- Since <application>PL/Perl</application> will be a shared\r
- library, the <indexterm><primary>libperl</primary></indexterm>\r
- <filename>libperl</filename> library must be a shared library\r
- also on most platforms. This appears to be the default in\r
- recent <productname>Perl</productname> versions, but it was not\r
- in earlier versions, and in general it is the choice of whomever\r
- installed Perl at your site.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- If you don't have the shared library but you need one, a message\r
- like this will appear during the build to point out this fact:\r
-<screen>\r
-*** Cannot build PL/Perl because libperl is not a shared library.\r
-*** You might have to rebuild your Perl installation. Refer to\r
-*** the documentation for details.\r
-</screen>\r
- (If you don't follow the on-screen output you will merely notice\r
- that the <application>PL/Perl</application> library object,\r
- <filename>plperl.so</filename> or similar, will not be\r
- installed.) If you see this, you will have to rebuild and\r
- install <productname>Perl</productname> manually to be able to\r
- build <application>PL/Perl</application>. During the\r
- configuration process for <productname>Perl</productname>,\r
- request a shared library.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
-\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- To build the <application>PL/Python</> server programming\r
- language, you need a <productname>Python</productname>\r
- installation with the header files and the <application>distutils</application> module.\r
- The <application>distutils</application> module is included by default with\r
- <productname>Python</productname> 1.6 and later; users of\r
- earlier versions of <productname>Python</productname> will need\r
- to install it.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- Since <application>PL/Python</application> will be a shared\r
- library, the <indexterm><primary>libpython</primary></indexterm>\r
- <filename>libpython</filename> library must be a shared library\r
- also on most platforms. This is not the case in a default\r
- <productname>Python</productname> installation. If after\r
- building and installing you have a file called\r
- <filename>plpython.so</filename> (possibly a different\r
- extension), then everything went well. Otherwise you should\r
- have seen a notice like this flying by:\r
-<screen>\r
-*** Cannot build PL/Python because libpython is not a shared library.\r
-*** You might have to rebuild your Python installation. Refer to\r
-*** the documentation for details.\r
-</screen>\r
- That means you have to rebuild (part of) your\r
- <productname>Python</productname> installation to supply this\r
- shared library.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- If you have problems, run <productname>Python</> 2.3 or later's\r
- configure using the <literal>--enable-shared</> flag. On some\r
- operating systems you don't have to build a shared library, but\r
- you will have to convince the <productname>PostgreSQL</> build\r
- system of this. Consult the <filename>Makefile</filename> in\r
- the <filename>src/pl/plpython</filename> directory for details.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
-\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- If you want to build the <application>PL/Tcl</application>\r
- procedural language, you of course need a Tcl installation.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
-\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- To enable Native Language Support (<acronym>NLS</acronym>), that\r
- is, the ability to display a program's messages in a language\r
- other than English, you need an implementation of the\r
- <application>Gettext</> <acronym>API</acronym>. Some operating\r
- systems have this built-in (e.g., <systemitem\r
- class="osname">Linux</>, <systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</>,\r
- <systemitem class="osname">Solaris</>), for other systems you\r
- can download an add-on package from here: <ulink\r
- url="http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/bsd-gettext/" ></ulink>.\r
- If you are using the <application>Gettext</> implementation in\r
- the <acronym>GNU</acronym> C library then you will additionally\r
- need the <productname>GNU Gettext</productname> package for some\r
- utility programs. For any of the other implementations you will\r
- not need it.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
-\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- <application>Kerberos</>, <productname>OpenSSL</>, or <application>PAM</>,\r
- if you want to support authentication using these services.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </itemizedlist>\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- If you are building from a <acronym>CVS</acronym> tree instead of\r
- using a released source package, or if you want to do development,\r
- you also need the following packages:\r
-\r
- <itemizedlist>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary>flex</primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary>bison</primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary>yacc</primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
-\r
- <application>Flex</> and <application>Bison</>\r
- are needed to build a CVS checkout or if you changed the actual\r
- scanner and parser definition files. If you need them, be sure\r
- to get <application>Flex</> 2.5.4 or later and\r
- <application>Bison</> 1.875 or later. Other <application>yacc</>\r
- programs can sometimes be used, but doing so requires extra\r
- effort and is not recommended. Other <application>lex</>\r
- programs will definitely not work.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </itemizedlist>\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- If you need to get a <acronym>GNU</acronym> package, you can find\r
- it at your local <acronym>GNU</acronym> mirror site (see <ulink\r
- url="http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html"></>\r
- for a list) or at <ulink\r
- url="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/"></ulink>.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- Also check that you have sufficient disk space. You will need about\r
- 65 MB for the source tree during compilation and about 15 MB for\r
- the installation directory. An empty database cluster takes about\r
- 25 MB, databases take about five times the amount of space that a\r
- flat text file with the same data would take. If you are going to\r
- run the regression tests you will temporarily need up to an extra\r
- 90 MB. Use the <command>df</command> command to check for disk\r
- space.\r
- </para>\r
- </sect1>\r
-\r
-<![%standalone-ignore;[\r
- <sect1 id="install-getsource">\r
- <title>Getting The Source</title>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- The <productname>PostgreSQL</> &version; sources can be obtained by\r
- anonymous FTP from <ulink\r
- url="ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v&version;/postgresql-&version;.tar.gz"></ulink>.\r
- Use a mirror if possible. After you have obtained the file, unpack it:\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>gunzip postgresql-&version;.tar.gz</userinput>\r
-<userinput>tar xf postgresql-&version;.tar</userinput>\r
-</screen>\r
- This will create a directory\r
- <filename>postgresql-&version;</filename> under the current directory\r
- with the <productname>PostgreSQL</> sources.\r
- Change into that directory for the rest\r
- of the installation procedure.\r
- </para>\r
- </sect1>\r
-]]>\r
-\r
- <sect1 id="install-upgrading">\r
- <title>If You Are Upgrading</title>\r
-\r
- <indexterm zone="install-upgrading">\r
- <primary>upgrading</primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- The internal data storage format changes with new releases of\r
- <productname>PostgreSQL</>. Therefore, if you are upgrading an\r
- existing installation that does not have a version number\r
- <quote>&majorversion;.x</quote>, you must back up and restore your\r
- data as shown here. These instructions assume that your existing\r
- installation is under the <filename>/usr/local/pgsql</> directory,\r
- and that the data area is in <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/data</>.\r
- Substitute your paths appropriately.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <procedure>\r
- <step>\r
- <para>\r
- Make sure that your database is not updated during or after the\r
- backup. This does not affect the integrity of the backup, but the\r
- changed data would of course not be included. If necessary, edit\r
- the permissions in the file\r
- <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf</> (or equivalent) to\r
- disallow access from everyone except you.\r
- </para>\r
- </step>\r
-\r
- <step>\r
- <para>\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary>pg_dumpall</primary>\r
- <secondary>use during upgrade</secondary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
-\r
- To back up your database installation, type:\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>pg_dumpall > <replaceable>outputfile</></userinput>\r
-</screen>\r
- If you need to preserve OIDs (such as when using them as\r
- foreign keys), then use the <option>-o</option> option when running\r
- <application>pg_dumpall</>.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- <application>pg_dumpall</application> does not\r
- save large objects. Check\r
- <![%standalone-include[the documentation]]>\r
- <![%standalone-ignore[<xref linkend="backup-dump-caveats">]]>\r
- if you need to do this.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- To make the backup, you can use the <application>pg_dumpall</application>\r
- command from the version you are currently running. For best\r
- results, however, try to use the <application>pg_dumpall</application>\r
- command from <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> &version;,\r
- since this version contains bug fixes and improvements over older\r
- versions. While this advice might seem idiosyncratic since you\r
- haven't installed the new version yet, it is advisable to follow\r
- it if you plan to install the new version in parallel with the\r
- old version. In that case you can complete the installation\r
- normally and transfer the data later. This will also decrease\r
- the downtime.\r
- </para>\r
- </step>\r
-\r
- <step>\r
- <para>\r
- If you are installing the new version at the same location as the\r
- old one then shut down the old server, at the latest before you\r
- install the new files:\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>kill -INT `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid | sed 1q`</>\r
-</screen>\r
- Versions prior to 7.0 do not have this\r
- <filename>postmaster.pid</> file. If you are using such a version\r
- you must find out the process ID of the server yourself, for\r
- example by typing <userinput>ps ax | grep postmaster</>, and\r
- supply it to the <command>kill</> command.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- On systems that have <productname>PostgreSQL</> started at boot time, there is\r
- probably a start-up file that will accomplish the same thing. For\r
- example, on a <systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</> system one might find that\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql stop</userinput>\r
-</screen>\r
- works. Another possibility is <userinput>pg_ctl stop</>.\r
- </para>\r
- </step>\r
-\r
- <step>\r
- <para>\r
- If you are installing in the same place as the old version then\r
- it is also a good idea to move the old installation out of the\r
- way, in case you have trouble and need to revert to it.\r
- Use a command like this:\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>mv /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/pgsql.old</>\r
-</screen>\r
- </para>\r
- </step>\r
- </procedure>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- After you have installed <productname>PostgreSQL</> &version;, create a new database\r
- directory and start the new server. Remember that you must execute\r
- these commands while logged in to the special database user account\r
- (which you already have if you are upgrading).\r
-<programlisting>\r
-<userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data</>\r
-<userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data</>\r
-</programlisting>\r
- Finally, restore your data with\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -d template1 -f <replaceable>outputfile</></userinput>\r
-</screen>\r
- using the <emphasis>new</> <application>psql</>.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- These topics are discussed at length in <![%standalone-include[the\r
- documentation,]]> <![%standalone-ignore[<xref\r
- linkend="migration">,]]> which you are encouraged to read in any\r
- case.\r
- </para>\r
- </sect1>\r
-\r
-\r
- <sect1 id="install-procedure">\r
- <title>Installation Procedure</title>\r
-\r
- <procedure>\r
-\r
- <step id="configure">\r
- <title>Configuration</>\r
-\r
- <indexterm zone="configure">\r
- <primary>configure</primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- The first step of the installation procedure is to configure the\r
- source tree for your system and choose the options you would like.\r
- This is done by running the <filename>configure</> script. For a\r
- default installation simply enter\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>./configure</userinput>\r
-</screen>\r
- This script will run a number of tests to guess values for various\r
- system dependent variables and detect some quirks of your\r
- operating system, and finally will create several files in the\r
- build tree to record what it found. (You can also run\r
- <filename>configure</filename> in a directory outside the source\r
- tree if you want to keep the build directory separate.)\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- The default configuration will build the server and utilities, as\r
- well as all client applications and interfaces that require only a\r
- C compiler. All files will be installed under\r
- <filename>/usr/local/pgsql</> by default.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- You can customize the build and installation process by supplying one\r
- or more of the following command line options to\r
- <filename>configure</filename>:\r
-\r
- <variablelist>\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--prefix=<replaceable>PREFIX</></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Install all files under the directory <replaceable>PREFIX</>\r
- instead of <filename>/usr/local/pgsql</filename>. The actual\r
- files will be installed into various subdirectories; no files\r
- will ever be installed directly into the\r
- <replaceable>PREFIX</> directory.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- If you have special needs, you can also customize the\r
- individual subdirectories with the following options. However,\r
- if you leave these with their defaults, the installation will be\r
- relocatable, meaning you can move the directory after\r
- installation. (The <literal>man</> and <literal>doc</>\r
- locations are not affected by this.)\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- For relocatable installs, you might want to use \r
- <filename>configure</filename>'s <literal>--disable-rpath</>\r
- option. Also, you will need to tell the operating system how\r
- to find the shared libraries.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--exec-prefix=<replaceable>EXEC-PREFIX</></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- You can install architecture-dependent files under a\r
- different prefix, <replaceable>EXEC-PREFIX</>, than what\r
- <replaceable>PREFIX</> was set to. This can be useful to\r
- share architecture-independent files between hosts. If you\r
- omit this, then <replaceable>EXEC-PREFIX</> is set equal to\r
- <replaceable>PREFIX</> and both architecture-dependent and\r
- independent files will be installed under the same tree,\r
- which is probably what you want.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--bindir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Specifies the directory for executable programs. The default\r
- is <filename><replaceable>EXEC-PREFIX</>/bin</>, which\r
- normally means <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/bin</>.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--datadir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Sets the directory for read-only data files used by the\r
- installed programs. The default is\r
- <filename><replaceable>PREFIX</>/share</>. Note that this has\r
- nothing to do with where your database files will be placed.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--sysconfdir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- The directory for various configuration files,\r
- <filename><replaceable>PREFIX</>/etc</> by default.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--libdir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- The location to install libraries and dynamically loadable\r
- modules. The default is\r
- <filename><replaceable>EXEC-PREFIX</>/lib</>.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--includedir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- The directory for installing C and C++ header files. The\r
- default is <filename><replaceable>PREFIX</>/include</>.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--mandir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- The man pages that come with <productname>PostgreSQL</> will be installed under\r
- this directory, in their respective\r
- <filename>man<replaceable>x</></> subdirectories.\r
- The default is <filename><replaceable>PREFIX</>/man</>.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--with-docdir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>\r
- <term><option>--without-docdir</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Documentation files, except <quote>man</> pages, will be\r
- installed into this directory. The default is\r
- <filename><replaceable>PREFIX</>/doc</>. If the option\r
- <option>--without-docdir</option> is specified, the\r
- documentation will not be installed by <command>make\r
- install</command>. This is intended for packaging scripts\r
- that have special methods for installing documentation.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
- </variablelist>\r
-\r
- <note>\r
- <para>\r
- Care has been taken to make it possible to install\r
- <productname>PostgreSQL</> into shared installation locations\r
- (such as <filename>/usr/local/include</filename>) without\r
- interfering with the namespace of the rest of the system. First,\r
- the string <quote><literal>/postgresql</literal></quote> is\r
- automatically appended to <varname>datadir</varname>,\r
- <varname>sysconfdir</varname>, and <varname>docdir</varname>,\r
- unless the fully expanded directory name already contains the\r
- string <quote><literal>postgres</></quote> or\r
- <quote><literal>pgsql</></quote>. For example, if you choose\r
- <filename>/usr/local</filename> as prefix, the documentation will\r
- be installed in <filename>/usr/local/doc/postgresql</filename>,\r
- but if the prefix is <filename>/opt/postgres</filename>, then it\r
- will be in <filename>/opt/postgres/doc</filename>. The public C\r
- header files of the client interfaces are installed into\r
- <varname>includedir</varname> and are namespace-clean. The\r
- internal header files and the server header files are installed\r
- into private directories under <varname>includedir</varname>. See\r
- the documentation of each interface for information about how to\r
- get at the its header files. Finally, a private subdirectory will\r
- also be created, if appropriate, under <varname>libdir</varname>\r
- for dynamically loadable modules.\r
- </para>\r
- </note>\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- <variablelist>\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--with-includes=<replaceable>DIRECTORIES</></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- <replaceable>DIRECTORIES</> is a colon-separated list of\r
- directories that will be added to the list the compiler\r
- searches for header files. If you have optional packages\r
- (such as GNU <application>Readline</>) installed in a non-standard\r
- location,\r
- you have to use this option and probably also the corresponding\r
- <option>--with-libraries</> option.\r
- </para>\r
- <para>\r
- Example: <literal>--with-includes=/opt/gnu/include:/usr/sup/include</>.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--with-libraries=<replaceable>DIRECTORIES</></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- <replaceable>DIRECTORIES</> is a colon-separated list of\r
- directories to search for libraries. You will probably have\r
- to use this option (and the corresponding\r
- <option>--with-includes</> option) if you have packages\r
- installed in non-standard locations.\r
- </para>\r
- <para>\r
- Example: <literal>--with-libraries=/opt/gnu/lib:/usr/sup/lib</>.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--enable-nls<optional>=<replaceable>LANGUAGES</replaceable></optional></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Enables Native Language Support (<acronym>NLS</acronym>),\r
- that is, the ability to display a program's messages in a\r
- language other than English.\r
- <replaceable>LANGUAGES</replaceable> is a space separated\r
- list of codes of the languages that you want supported, for\r
- example <literal>--enable-nls='de fr'</>. (The intersection\r
- between your list and the set of actually provided\r
- translations will be computed automatically.) If you do not\r
- specify a list, then all available translations are\r
- installed.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- To use this option, you will need an implementation of the\r
- <application>Gettext</> API; see above.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--with-pgport=<replaceable>NUMBER</></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Set <replaceable>NUMBER</> as the default port number for\r
- server and clients. The default is 5432. The port can always\r
- be changed later on, but if you specify it here then both\r
- server and clients will have the same default compiled in,\r
- which can be very convenient. Usually the only good reason\r
- to select a non-default value is if you intend to run multiple\r
- <productname>PostgreSQL</> servers on the same machine.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--with-perl</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Build the <application>PL/Perl</> server-side language.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--with-python</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Build the <application>PL/Python</> server-side language.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--with-tcl</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Build the <application>PL/Tcl</> server-side language.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--with-tclconfig=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Tcl installs the file <filename>tclConfig.sh</filename>, which\r
- contains configuration information needed to build modules\r
- interfacing to Tcl. This file is normally found automatically\r
- at a well-known location, but if you want to use a different\r
- version of Tcl you can specify the directory in which to look\r
- for it.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--with-krb4</option></term>\r
- <term><option>--with-krb5</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Build with support for Kerberos authentication. You can use\r
- either Kerberos version 4 or 5, but not both. On many\r
- systems, the Kerberos system is not installed in a location\r
- that is searched by default (e.g., <filename>/usr/include</>,\r
- <filename>/usr/lib</>), so you must use the options\r
- <option>--with-includes</> and <option>--with-libraries</> in\r
- addition to this option. <filename>configure</> will check\r
- for the required header files and libraries to make sure that\r
- your Kerberos installation is sufficient before proceeding.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--with-krb-srvnam=<replaceable>NAME</></option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- The name of the Kerberos service principal.\r
- <literal>postgres</literal> is the default. There's probably no\r
- reason to change this.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary>OpenSSL</primary>\r
- <seealso>SSL</seealso>\r
- </indexterm>\r
-\r
- <term><option>--with-openssl</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Build with support for <acronym>SSL</> (encrypted)\r
- connections. This requires the <productname>OpenSSL</>\r
- package to be installed. <filename>configure</> will check\r
- for the required header files and libraries to make sure that\r
- your <productname>OpenSSL</> installation is sufficient\r
- before proceeding.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--with-pam</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Build with <acronym>PAM</><indexterm><primary>PAM</></>\r
- (Pluggable Authentication Modules) support.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--without-readline</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Prevents the use of the <application>Readline</> library. This disables\r
- command-line editing and history in\r
- <application>psql</application>, so it is not recommended.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--with-rendezvous</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Build with Rendezvous support.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--disable-spinlocks</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Allow the build to succeed even if <productname>PostgreSQL</>\r
- has no CPU spinlock support for the platform. The lack of\r
- spinlock support will result in poor performance; therefore,\r
- this option should only be used if the build aborts and\r
- informs you that the platform lacks spinlock support. If this\r
- option is required to build <productname>PostgreSQL</> on\r
- your platform, please report the problem to the\r
- <productname>PostgreSQL</> developers.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--enable-thread-safety</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Make the client libraries thread-safe. This allows\r
- concurrent threads in <application>libpq</application> and\r
- <application>ECPG</application> programs to safely control\r
- their private connection handles.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--without-zlib</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Prevents the use of the <application>Zlib</> library. This disables\r
- compression support in <application>pg_dump</application>.\r
- This option is only intended for those rare systems where this\r
- library is not available.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--enable-debug</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Compiles all programs and libraries with debugging symbols.\r
- This means that you can run the programs through a debugger\r
- to analyze problems. This enlarges the size of the installed\r
- executables considerably, and on non-GCC compilers it usually\r
- also disables compiler optimization, causing slowdowns. However,\r
- having the symbols available is extremely helpful for dealing\r
- with any problems that may arise. Currently, this option is\r
- recommended for production installations only if you use GCC.\r
- But you should always have it on if you are doing development work\r
- or running a beta version.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--enable-cassert</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Enables <firstterm>assertion</> checks in the server, which test for\r
- many <quote>can't happen</> conditions. This is invaluable for\r
- code development purposes, but the tests slow things down a little.\r
- Also, having the tests turned on won't necessarily enhance the\r
- stability of your server! The assertion checks are not categorized\r
- for severity, and so what might be a relatively harmless bug will\r
- still lead to server restarts if it triggers an assertion\r
- failure. Currently, this option is not recommended for\r
- production use, but you should have it on for development work\r
- or when running a beta version.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- <varlistentry>\r
- <term><option>--enable-depend</option></term>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Enables automatic dependency tracking. With this option, the\r
- makefiles are set up so that all affected object files will\r
- be rebuilt when any header file is changed. This is useful\r
- if you are doing development work, but is just wasted overhead\r
- if you intend only to compile once and install. At present,\r
- this option will work only if you use GCC.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </varlistentry>\r
-\r
- </variablelist>\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- If you prefer a C compiler different from the one\r
- <filename>configure</filename> picks then you can set the\r
- environment variable <envar>CC</> to the program of your choice.\r
- By default, <filename>configure</filename> will pick\r
- <filename>gcc</filename> unless this is inappropriate for the\r
- platform. Similarly, you can override the default compiler flags\r
- with the <envar>CFLAGS</envar> variable.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- You can specify environment variables on the\r
- <filename>configure</filename> command line, for example:\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>./configure CC=/opt/bin/gcc CFLAGS='-O2 -pipe'</>\r
-</screen>\r
- </para>\r
- </step>\r
-\r
- <step>\r
- <title>Build</title>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- To start the build, type\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>gmake</userinput>\r
-</screen>\r
- (Remember to use <acronym>GNU</> <application>make</>.) The build\r
- may take anywhere from 5 minutes to half an hour depending on your\r
- hardware. The last line displayed should be\r
-<screen>\r
-All of PostgreSQL is successfully made. Ready to install.\r
-</screen>\r
- </para>\r
- </step>\r
-\r
- <step>\r
- <title>Regression Tests</title>\r
-\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary>regression test</primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- If you want to test the newly built server before you install it,\r
- you can run the regression tests at this point. The regression\r
- tests are a test suite to verify that <productname>PostgreSQL</>\r
- runs on your machine in the way the developers expected it\r
- to. Type\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>gmake check</userinput>\r
-</screen>\r
- (This won't work as root; do it as an unprivileged user.)\r
- <![%standalone-include[The file\r
- <filename>src/test/regress/README</> and the\r
- documentation contain]]>\r
- <![%standalone-ignore[<xref linkend="regress"> contains]]>\r
- detailed information about interpreting the test results. You can\r
- repeat this test at any later time by issuing the same command.\r
- </para>\r
- </step>\r
-\r
- <step id="install">\r
- <title>Installing The Files</title>\r
-\r
- <note>\r
- <para>\r
- If you are upgrading an existing system and are going to install\r
- the new files over the old ones, then you should have backed up\r
- your data and shut down the old server by now, as explained in\r
- <xref linkend="install-upgrading"> above.\r
- </para>\r
- </note>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- To install <productname>PostgreSQL</> enter\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>gmake install</userinput>\r
-</screen>\r
- This will install files into the directories that were specified\r
- in <xref linkend="configure">. Make sure that you have appropriate\r
- permissions to write into that area. Normally you need to do this\r
- step as root. Alternatively, you could create the target\r
- directories in advance and arrange for appropriate permissions to\r
- be granted.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- You can use <literal>gmake install-strip</literal> instead of\r
- <literal>gmake install</literal> to strip the executable files and\r
- libraries as they are installed. This will save some space. If\r
- you built with debugging support, stripping will effectively\r
- remove the debugging support, so it should only be done if\r
- debugging is no longer needed. <literal>install-strip</literal>\r
- tries to do a reasonable job saving space, but it does not have\r
- perfect knowledge of how to strip every unneeded byte from an\r
- executable file, so if you want to save all the disk space you\r
- possibly can, you will have to do manual work.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- The standard installation provides all the header files needed for client\r
- application development as well as for any server-side program\r
- development (such as custom functions or data types written in C).\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <formalpara>\r
- <title>Client-only installation:</title>\r
- <para>\r
- If you want to install only the client applications and\r
- interface libraries, then you can use these commands:\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>gmake -C src/bin install</>\r
-<userinput>gmake -C src/include install</>\r
-<userinput>gmake -C src/interfaces install</>\r
-<userinput>gmake -C doc install</>\r
-</screen>\r
- </para>\r
- </formalpara>\r
- </step>\r
- </procedure>\r
-\r
- <formalpara>\r
- <title>Registering <application>eventlog</> on <systemitem \r
- class="osname">Windows</>:</title>\r
- <para>\r
- To register a <systemitem class="osname">Windows</> <application>eventlog</>\r
- library with the operating system, issue this command after installation:\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>regsvr32 <replaceable>pgsql_library_directory</>/pgevent.dll</>\r
-</screen>\r
- This creates registry entries used by the event viewer.\r
- </para>\r
- </formalpara>\r
-\r
- <formalpara>\r
- <title>Uninstallation:</title>\r
- <para>\r
- To undo the installation use the command <command>gmake\r
- uninstall</>. However, this will not remove any created directories.\r
- </para>\r
- </formalpara>\r
-\r
- <formalpara>\r
- <title>Cleaning:</title>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- After the installation you can make room by removing the built\r
- files from the source tree with the command <command>gmake\r
- clean</>. This will preserve the files made by the <command>configure</command>\r
- program, so that you can rebuild everything with <command>gmake</>\r
- later on. To reset the source tree to the state in which it was\r
- distributed, use <command>gmake distclean</>. If you are going to\r
- build for several platforms from the same source tree you must do\r
- this and re-configure for each build.\r
- </para>\r
- </formalpara>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- If you perform a build and then discover that your <command>configure</>\r
- options were wrong, or if you change anything that <command>configure</>\r
- investigates (for example, software upgrades), then it's a good\r
- idea to do <command>gmake distclean</> before reconfiguring and\r
- rebuilding. Without this, your changes in configuration choices\r
- may not propagate everywhere they need to.\r
- </para>\r
- </sect1>\r
-\r
- <sect1 id="install-post">\r
- <title>Post-Installation Setup</title>\r
-\r
- <sect2>\r
- <title>Shared Libraries</title>\r
-\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary>shared library</primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- On some systems that have shared libraries (which most systems do)\r
- you need to tell your system how to find the newly installed\r
- shared libraries. The systems on which this is\r
- <emphasis>not</emphasis> necessary include <systemitem\r
- class="osname">BSD/OS</>, <systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</>,\r
- <systemitem class="osname">HP-UX</>, <systemitem\r
- class="osname">IRIX</>, <systemitem class="osname">Linux</>,\r
- <systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</>, <systemitem\r
- class="osname">OpenBSD</>, <systemitem class="osname">Tru64\r
- UNIX</> (formerly <systemitem class="osname">Digital UNIX</>), and\r
- <systemitem class="osname">Solaris</>.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- The method to set the shared library search path varies between\r
- platforms, but the most widely usable method is to set the\r
- environment variable <envar>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</> like so: In Bourne\r
- shells (<command>sh</>, <command>ksh</>, <command>bash</>, <command>zsh</>)\r
-<programlisting>\r
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib\r
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH\r
-</programlisting>\r
- or in <command>csh</> or <command>tcsh</>\r
-<programlisting>\r
-setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/pgsql/lib\r
-</programlisting>\r
- Replace <literal>/usr/local/pgsql/lib</> with whatever you set\r
- <option><literal>--libdir</></> to in <xref linkend="configure">.\r
- You should put these commands into a shell start-up file such as\r
- <filename>/etc/profile</> or <filename>~/.bash_profile</>. Some\r
- good information about the caveats associated with this method can\r
- be found at <ulink\r
- url="http://www.visi.com/~barr/ldpath.html"></ulink>.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- On some systems it might be preferable to set the environment\r
- variable <envar>LD_RUN_PATH</envar> <emphasis>before</emphasis>\r
- building.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- On <systemitem class="osname">Cygwin</systemitem>, put the library\r
- directory in the <envar>PATH</envar> or move the\r
- <filename>.dll</filename> files into the <filename>bin</filename>\r
- directory.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- If in doubt, refer to the manual pages of your system (perhaps\r
- <command>ld.so</command> or <command>rld</command>). If you later\r
- on get a message like\r
-<screen>\r
-psql: error in loading shared libraries\r
-libpq.so.2.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory\r
-</screen>\r
- then this step was necessary. Simply take care of it then.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary>ldconfig</primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
- If you are on <systemitem class="osname">BSD/OS</>, <systemitem\r
- class="osname">Linux</>, or <systemitem class="osname">SunOS 4</>\r
- and you have root access you can run\r
-<programlisting>\r
-/sbin/ldconfig /usr/local/pgsql/lib\r
-</programlisting>\r
- (or equivalent directory) after installation to enable the\r
- run-time linker to find the shared libraries faster. Refer to the\r
- manual page of <command>ldconfig</> for more information. On\r
- <systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</>, <systemitem\r
- class="osname">NetBSD</>, and <systemitem\r
- class="osname">OpenBSD</> the command is\r
-<programlisting>\r
-/sbin/ldconfig -m /usr/local/pgsql/lib\r
-</programlisting>\r
- instead. Other systems are not known to have an equivalent\r
- command.\r
- </para>\r
- </sect2>\r
-\r
- <sect2>\r
- <title>Environment Variables</title>\r
-\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary><envar>PATH</envar></primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- If you installed into <filename>/usr/local/pgsql</> or some other\r
- location that is not searched for programs by default, you should\r
- add <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/bin</> (or whatever you set\r
- <option><literal>--bindir</></> to in <xref linkend="configure">)\r
- into your <envar>PATH</>. Strictly speaking, this is not\r
- necessary, but it will make the use of <productname>PostgreSQL</>\r
- much more convenient.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- To do this, add the following to your shell start-up file, such as\r
- <filename>~/.bash_profile</> (or <filename>/etc/profile</>, if you\r
- want it to affect every user):\r
-<programlisting>\r
-PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:$PATH\r
-export PATH\r
-</programlisting>\r
- If you are using <command>csh</> or <command>tcsh</>, then use this command:\r
-<programlisting>\r
-set path = ( /usr/local/pgsql/bin $path )\r
-</programlisting>\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- <indexterm>\r
- <primary><envar>MANPATH</envar></primary>\r
- </indexterm>\r
- To enable your system to find the <application>man</>\r
- documentation, you need to add lines like the following to a\r
- shell start-up file unless you installed into a location that is\r
- searched by default.\r
-<programlisting>\r
-MANPATH=/usr/local/pgsql/man:$MANPATH\r
-export MANPATH\r
-</programlisting>\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- The environment variables <envar>PGHOST</> and <envar>PGPORT</>\r
- specify to client applications the host and port of the database\r
- server, overriding the compiled-in defaults. If you are going to\r
- run client applications remotely then it is convenient if every\r
- user that plans to use the database sets <envar>PGHOST</>. This\r
- is not required, however: the settings can be communicated via command\r
- line options to most client programs.\r
- </para>\r
- </sect2>\r
- </sect1>\r
-\r
-\r
-<![%standalone-include;[\r
- <sect1 id="install-getting-started">\r
- <title>Getting Started</title>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- The following is a quick summary of how to get <productname>PostgreSQL</> up and\r
- running once installed. The main documentation contains more information.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <procedure>\r
- <step>\r
- <para>\r
- Create a user account for the <productname>PostgreSQL</>\r
- server. This is the user the server will run as. For production\r
- use you should create a separate, unprivileged account\r
- (<quote>postgres</> is commonly used). If you do not have root\r
- access or just want to play around, your own user account is\r
- enough, but running the server as root is a security risk and\r
- will not work.\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>adduser postgres</>\r
-</screen>\r
- </para>\r
- </step>\r
-\r
- <step>\r
- <para>\r
- Create a database installation with the <command>initdb</>\r
- command. To run <command>initdb</> you must be logged in to your\r
- <productname>PostgreSQL</> server account. It will not work as\r
- root.\r
-<screen>\r
-root# <userinput>mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data</>\r
-root# <userinput>chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data</>\r
-root# <userinput>su - postgres</>\r
-postgres$ <userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data</>\r
-</screen>\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- The <option>-D</> option specifies the location where the data\r
- will be stored. You can use any path you want, it does not have\r
- to be under the installation directory. Just make sure that the\r
- server account can write to the directory (or create it, if it\r
- doesn't already exist) before starting <command>initdb</>, as\r
- illustrated here.\r
- </para>\r
- </step>\r
-\r
- <step>\r
- <para>\r
- The previous step should have told you how to start up the\r
- database server. Do so now. The command should look something\r
- like\r
-<programlisting>\r
-/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data\r
-</programlisting>\r
- This will start the server in the foreground. To put the server\r
- in the background use something like\r
-<programlisting>\r
-nohup /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data \\r
- </dev/null >>server.log 2>&1 </dev/null &\r
-</programlisting>\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- To stop a server running in the background you can type\r
-<programlisting>\r
-kill `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`\r
-</programlisting>\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- In order to allow TCP/IP connections (rather than only Unix\r
- domain socket ones) you need to pass the <option>-i</> option to\r
- <filename>postmaster</>.\r
- </para>\r
- </step>\r
-\r
- <step>\r
- <para>\r
- Create a database:\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>createdb testdb</>\r
-</screen>\r
- Then enter\r
-<screen>\r
-<userinput>psql testdb</>\r
-</screen>\r
- to connect to that database. At the prompt you can enter SQL\r
- commands and start experimenting.\r
- </para>\r
- </step>\r
- </procedure>\r
- </sect1>\r
-\r
- <sect1 id="install-whatnow">\r
- <title>What Now?</title>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- <itemizedlist>\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- The <productname>PostgreSQL</> distribution contains a\r
- comprehensive documentation set, which you should read sometime.\r
- After installation, the documentation can be accessed by\r
- pointing your browser to\r
- <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/doc/html/index.html</>, unless you\r
- changed the installation directories.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- The first few chapters of the main documentation are the Tutorial,\r
- which should be your first reading if you are completely new to\r
- <acronym>SQL</> databases. If you are familiar with database\r
- concepts then you want to proceed with part on server\r
- administration, which contains information about how to set up\r
- the database server, database users, and authentication.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
-\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Usually, you will want to modify your computer so that it will\r
- automatically start the database server whenever it boots. Some\r
- suggestions for this are in the documentation.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
-\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- Run the regression tests against the installed server (using\r
- <command>gmake installcheck</command>). If you didn't run the\r
- tests before installation, you should definitely do it now. This\r
- is also explained in the documentation.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
-\r
- <listitem>\r
- <para>\r
- By default, <productname>PostgreSQL</> is configured to run on\r
- minimal hardware. This allows it to start up with almost any\r
- hardware configuration. The default configuration is, however,\r
- not designed for optimum performance. To achieve optimum\r
- performance, several server parameters must be adjusted, the two\r
- most common being <varname>shared_buffers</varname> and\r
- <varname>work_mem</varname>.\r
- Other parameters mentioned in the documentation also affect\r
- performance.\r
- </para>\r
- </listitem>\r
- </itemizedlist>\r
- </para>\r
- </sect1>\r
-]]>\r
-\r
-\r
- <sect1 id="supported-platforms">\r
- <title>Supported Platforms</title>\r
-\r
- <para>\r
- <productname>PostgreSQL</> has been verified by the developer\r
- community to work on the platforms listed below. A supported\r
- platform generally means that <productname>PostgreSQL</> builds and\r
- installs according to these instructions and that the regression\r
- tests pass. <quote>Build farm</quote> entries refer to builds\r
- reported by the <ulink url="http://www.pgbuildfarm.org/">PostgreSQL\r
- Build Farm</ulink>.\r
- </para>\r
-\r
- <note>\r
- <para>\r
- If you are having problems with the installation on a supported\r
- listed here.\r
- </para>\r
- </note>\r
-\r
- <informaltable>\r
- <tgroup cols="5">\r
- <thead>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><acronym>OS</acronym></entry>\r
- <entry>Processor</entry>\r
- <entry>Version</entry>\r
- <entry>Reported</entry>\r
- <entry>Remarks</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- </thead>\r
- <tbody>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">AIX</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>see also <filename>doc/FAQ_AIX</filename></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">AIX</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>RS6000</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Hans-Jürgen Schönig (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2004-12-06</entry>
\r- <entry>see also <filename>doc/FAQ_AIX</filename></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">BSD/OS</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>4.3.1</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.4</entry>\r
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2003-10-25</entry>
\r- <entry></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">panda</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 01:20:02</entry>\r
- <entry>sid, kernel 2.6</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>arm41</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.4</entry>\r
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2003-10-25</entry>
\r- <entry></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>Itanium</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.4</entry>\r
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2003-10-25</entry>
\r- <entry></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>m68k</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2004-12-09</entry>
\r- <entry>sid</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">lionfish</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 11:00:08</entry>\r
- <entry>3.1 (sarge), kernel 2.4</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>PA-RISC</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2004-12-07</entry>
\r- <entry></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2004-12-15</entry>
\r- <entry></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>S/390</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.4</entry>\r
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2003-10-25</entry>
\r- <entry></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2004-12-09</entry>
\r- <entry>sid, 32-bit</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>3.1 (sarge), kernel 2.6</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>FC3</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">dog</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 02:06:01</entry>\r
- <entry>FC1</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.4</entry>\r
- <entry>4.8</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">cockatoo</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 14:10:01 (4.10);\r
- <entry></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">HP-UX</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>PA-RISC</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.4</entry>\r
- <entry>\r
- </entry>\r
- <entry><command>gcc</> and <command>cc</>; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_HPUX</filename></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">IRIX</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.4</entry>\r
- <entry>Robert E. Bruccoleri (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2003-11-12</entry>
\r- <entry>6.5.20, <command>cc</command> only</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mac OS X</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>10.3.5</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mandrakelinux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">shrew</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 02:02:01</entry>\r
- <entry>10.0</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>arm32</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.4</entry>\r
- <entry>1.6ZE/acorn32</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.4.1</entry>\r
- <entry>1.6.1, 32-bit</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">canary</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 03:30:00</entry>\r
- <entry>1.6</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.4</entry>\r
- <entry>3.4</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">emu</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 11:35:03</entry>\r
- <entry>3.6</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC 64</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>S/390</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>S/390x</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Solaris</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Solaris 8; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_Solaris</filename></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Solaris</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">kudu</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-10 02:30:04 (<command>cc</command>);\r
- <systemitem class="systemname">dragonfly</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-09 04:30:00 (<command>gcc</command>)</entry>\r
- <entry>Solaris 9; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_Solaris</filename></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Tru64 UNIX</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.4</entry>\r
- <entry></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">UnixWare</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry><command>cc</command>, 7.1.4; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_SCO</filename></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Windows</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_MINGW</filename></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Windows with <application>Cygwin</application></></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>8.0.0</entry>\r
- <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">gibbon</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-11 01:33:01</entry>\r
- <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_CYGWIN</filename></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- </tbody>\r
- </tgroup>\r
- </informaltable>\r
-\r
- <formalpara>\r
- <title>Unsupported Platforms:</title>\r
- <para>\r
- The following platforms are either known not to work, or they used\r
- to work in a previous release and we did not receive explicit\r
- confirmation of a successful test with version &majorversion; at\r
- the time this list was compiled. We include these here to let you\r
- know that these platforms <emphasis>could</> be supported if given\r
- some attention.\r
- </para>\r
- </formalpara>\r
-\r
- <informaltable>\r
- <tgroup cols="5">\r
- <thead>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><acronym>OS</acronym></entry>\r
- <entry>Processor</entry>\r
- <entry>Version</entry>\r
- <entry>Reported</entry>\r
- <entry>Remarks</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- </thead>\r
-\r
- <tbody>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">BeOS</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.2</entry>\r
- <entry>2001-11-29,\r
- <entry>needs updates to semaphore code</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">Linux</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>PlayStation 2</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.4</entry>\r
- <entry>2003-11-02,\r
- <entry>\r
- needs new <filename>config.guess</filename>,\r
- <option>--disable-spinlocks</option>\r
- </entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.2</entry>\r
- <entry>2001-11-20,\r
- <entry>1.5W</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.2.1</entry>\r
- <entry>2002-06-13,\r
- <entry>1.5.3</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.2</entry>\r
- <entry>2001-11-28,\r
- <entry>1.5</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>VAX</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.1</entry>\r
- <entry>2001-03-30,\r
- <entry>1.5</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">QNX 4 RTOS</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.2</entry>\r
- <entry>2001-12-10,\r
- </entry>\r
- <entry>needs updates to semaphore code;\r
- see also <filename>doc/FAQ_QNX4</filename></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">QNX RTOS v6</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.2</entry>\r
- <entry>patches available in archives, but too late for 7.2</entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SCO OpenServer</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.3.1</entry>\r
- <entry>2002-12-11, \r
- <entry>5.0.4, <command>gcc</>; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_SCO</filename></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- <row>\r
- <entry><systemitem class="osname">SunOS 4</></entry>\r
- <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>\r
- <entry>7.2</entry>\r
- <entry></entry>\r
- </row>\r
- </tbody>\r
- </tgroup>\r
- </informaltable>\r
- </sect1>\r
-\r
-</chapter>\r
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+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.218 2004/12/24 18:37:26 momjian Exp $ -->
+
+<chapter id="installation">
+ <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
+ Installation Instructions</title>
+
+ <indexterm zone="installation">
+ <primary>installation</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <para>
+ This <![%standalone-include;[document]]>
+ <![%standalone-ignore;[chapter]]> describes the installation of
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> from the source code
+ distribution.
+ </para>
+
+ <sect1 id="install-short">
+ <title>Short Version</title>
+
+ <para>
+<synopsis>
+./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/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &
+/usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb test
+/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql test
+</synopsis>
+ The long version is the rest of this
+ <![%standalone-include;[document.]]>
+ <![%standalone-ignore;[chapter.]]>
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
+
+ <sect1 id="install-requirements">
+ <title>Requirements</title>
+
+ <para>
+ In general, a modern Unix-compatible platform should be able to run
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</>.
+ The platforms that had received specific testing at the
+ time of release are listed in <xref linkend="supported-platforms">
+ below. In the <filename>doc</> subdirectory of the distribution
+ there are several platform-specific <acronym>FAQ</> documents you
+ might wish to consult if you are having trouble.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The following software packages are required for building
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</>:
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>make</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <acronym>GNU</> <application>make</> is required; other
+ <application>make</> programs will <emphasis>not</> work.
+ <acronym>GNU</> <application>make</> is often installed under
+ the name <filename>gmake</filename>; this document will always
+ refer to it by that name. (On some systems
+ <acronym>GNU</acronym> <application>make</> is the default tool with the name
+ <filename>make</>.) To test for <acronym>GNU</acronym>
+ <application>make</application> enter
+<screen>
+<userinput>gmake --version</userinput>
+</screen>
+ It is recommended to use version 3.76.1 or later.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You need an <acronym>ISO</>/<acronym>ANSI</> C compiler. Recent
+ versions of <productname>GCC</> are recommendable, but
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</> is known to build with a wide variety
+ of compilers from different vendors.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <application>gzip</> is needed to unpack the distribution in the
+ first place.<![%standalone-include;[ If you are reading this, you probably already got
+ past that hurdle.]]>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>readline</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ The <acronym>GNU</> <productname>Readline</> library (for
+ comfortable line editing and command history retrieval) will be
+ used by default. If you don't want to use it then you must
+ specify the <option>--without-readline</option> option for
+ <filename>configure</>. (On <productname>NetBSD</productname>,
+ the <filename>libedit</filename> library is
+ <productname>Readline</productname>-compatible and is used if
+ <filename>libreadline</filename> is not found.)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>installation</primary>
+ <secondary>on Windows</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ To build on <productname>Windows NT</> or <productname>Windows
+ 2000</> you need the <productname>Cygwin</> and
+ <productname>cygipc</> packages. See the file
+ <filename>doc/FAQ_MSWIN</> for details.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The following packages are optional. They are not required in the
+ default configuration, but they are needed when certain build
+ options are enabled, as explained below.
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ To build the server programming language
+ <application>PL/Perl</application> you need a full
+ <productname>Perl</productname> installation, including the
+ <filename>libperl</filename> library and the header files.
+ Since <application>PL/Perl</application> will be a shared
+ library, the <indexterm><primary>libperl</primary></indexterm>
+ <filename>libperl</filename> library must be a shared library
+ also on most platforms. This appears to be the default in
+ recent <productname>Perl</productname> versions, but it was not
+ in earlier versions, and in general it is the choice of whomever
+ installed Perl at your site.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If you don't have the shared library but you need one, a message
+ like this will appear during the build to point out this fact:
+<screen>
+*** Cannot build PL/Perl because libperl is not a shared library.
+*** You might have to rebuild your Perl installation. Refer to
+*** the documentation for details.
+</screen>
+ (If you don't follow the on-screen output you will merely notice
+ that the <application>PL/Perl</application> library object,
+ <filename>plperl.so</filename> or similar, will not be
+ installed.) If you see this, you will have to rebuild and
+ install <productname>Perl</productname> manually to be able to
+ build <application>PL/Perl</application>. During the
+ configuration process for <productname>Perl</productname>,
+ request a shared library.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ To build the <application>PL/Python</> server programming
+ language, you need a <productname>Python</productname>
+ installation with the header files and the <application>distutils</application> module.
+ The <application>distutils</application> module is included by default with
+ <productname>Python</productname> 1.6 and later; users of
+ earlier versions of <productname>Python</productname> will need
+ to install it.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Since <application>PL/Python</application> will be a shared
+ library, the <indexterm><primary>libpython</primary></indexterm>
+ <filename>libpython</filename> library must be a shared library
+ also on most platforms. This is not the case in a default
+ <productname>Python</productname> installation. If after
+ building and installing you have a file called
+ <filename>plpython.so</filename> (possibly a different
+ extension), then everything went well. Otherwise you should
+ have seen a notice like this flying by:
+<screen>
+*** Cannot build PL/Python because libpython is not a shared library.
+*** You might have to rebuild your Python installation. Refer to
+*** the documentation for details.
+</screen>
+ That means you have to rebuild (part of) your
+ <productname>Python</productname> installation to supply this
+ shared library.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If you have problems, run <productname>Python</> 2.3 or later's
+ configure using the <literal>--enable-shared</> flag. On some
+ operating systems you don't have to build a shared library, but
+ you will have to convince the <productname>PostgreSQL</> build
+ system of this. Consult the <filename>Makefile</filename> in
+ the <filename>src/pl/plpython</filename> directory for details.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you want to build the <application>PL/Tcl</application>
+ procedural language, you of course need a Tcl installation.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ To enable Native Language Support (<acronym>NLS</acronym>), that
+ is, the ability to display a program's messages in a language
+ other than English, you need an implementation of the
+ <application>Gettext</> <acronym>API</acronym>. Some operating
+ systems have this built-in (e.g., <systemitem
+ class="osname">Linux</>, <systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</>,
+ <systemitem class="osname">Solaris</>), for other systems you
+ can download an add-on package from here: <ulink
+ url="http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/bsd-gettext/" ></ulink>.
+ If you are using the <application>Gettext</> implementation in
+ the <acronym>GNU</acronym> C library then you will additionally
+ need the <productname>GNU Gettext</productname> package for some
+ utility programs. For any of the other implementations you will
+ not need it.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <application>Kerberos</>, <productname>OpenSSL</>, or <application>PAM</>,
+ if you want to support authentication using these services.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If you are building from a <acronym>CVS</acronym> tree instead of
+ using a released source package, or if you want to do development,
+ you also need the following packages:
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>flex</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>bison</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>yacc</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <application>Flex</> and <application>Bison</>
+ are needed to build a CVS checkout or if you changed the actual
+ scanner and parser definition files. If you need them, be sure
+ to get <application>Flex</> 2.5.4 or later and
+ <application>Bison</> 1.875 or later. Other <application>yacc</>
+ programs can sometimes be used, but doing so requires extra
+ effort and is not recommended. Other <application>lex</>
+ programs will definitely not work.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If you need to get a <acronym>GNU</acronym> package, you can find
+ it at your local <acronym>GNU</acronym> mirror site (see <ulink
+ url="http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html"></>
+ for a list) or at <ulink
+ url="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/"></ulink>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Also check that you have sufficient disk space. You will need about
+ 65 MB for the source tree during compilation and about 15 MB for
+ the installation directory. An empty database cluster takes about
+ 25 MB, databases take about five times the amount of space that a
+ flat text file with the same data would take. If you are going to
+ run the regression tests you will temporarily need up to an extra
+ 90 MB. Use the <command>df</command> command to check for disk
+ space.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
+<![%standalone-ignore;[
+ <sect1 id="install-getsource">
+ <title>Getting The Source</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The <productname>PostgreSQL</> &version; sources can be obtained by
+ anonymous FTP from <ulink
+ url="ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v&version;/postgresql-&version;.tar.gz"></ulink>.
+ Use a mirror if possible. After you have obtained the file, unpack it:
+<screen>
+<userinput>gunzip postgresql-&version;.tar.gz</userinput>
+<userinput>tar xf postgresql-&version;.tar</userinput>
+</screen>
+ This will create a directory
+ <filename>postgresql-&version;</filename> under the current directory
+ with the <productname>PostgreSQL</> sources.
+ Change into that directory for the rest
+ of the installation procedure.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+]]>
+
+ <sect1 id="install-upgrading">
+ <title>If You Are Upgrading</title>
+
+ <indexterm zone="install-upgrading">
+ <primary>upgrading</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <para>
+ The internal data storage format changes with new releases of
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</>. Therefore, if you are upgrading an
+ existing installation that does not have a version number
+ <quote>&majorversion;.x</quote>, you must back up and restore your
+ data as shown here. These instructions assume that your existing
+ installation is under the <filename>/usr/local/pgsql</> directory,
+ and that the data area is in <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/data</>.
+ Substitute your paths appropriately.
+ </para>
+
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Make sure that your database is not updated during or after the
+ backup. This does not affect the integrity of the backup, but the
+ changed data would of course not be included. If necessary, edit
+ the permissions in the file
+ <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf</> (or equivalent) to
+ disallow access from everyone except you.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>pg_dumpall</primary>
+ <secondary>use during upgrade</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ To back up your database installation, type:
+<screen>
+<userinput>pg_dumpall > <replaceable>outputfile</></userinput>
+</screen>
+ If you need to preserve OIDs (such as when using them as
+ foreign keys), then use the <option>-o</option> option when running
+ <application>pg_dumpall</>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <application>pg_dumpall</application> does not
+ save large objects. Check
+ <![%standalone-include[the documentation]]>
+ <![%standalone-ignore[<xref linkend="backup-dump-caveats">]]>
+ if you need to do this.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To make the backup, you can use the <application>pg_dumpall</application>
+ command from the version you are currently running. For best
+ results, however, try to use the <application>pg_dumpall</application>
+ command from <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> &version;,
+ since this version contains bug fixes and improvements over older
+ versions. While this advice might seem idiosyncratic since you
+ haven't installed the new version yet, it is advisable to follow
+ it if you plan to install the new version in parallel with the
+ old version. In that case you can complete the installation
+ normally and transfer the data later. This will also decrease
+ the downtime.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ If you are installing the new version at the same location as the
+ old one then shut down the old server, at the latest before you
+ install the new files:
+<screen>
+<userinput>kill -INT `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid | sed 1q`</>
+</screen>
+ Versions prior to 7.0 do not have this
+ <filename>postmaster.pid</> file. If you are using such a version
+ you must find out the process ID of the server yourself, for
+ example by typing <userinput>ps ax | grep postmaster</>, and
+ supply it to the <command>kill</> command.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ On systems that have <productname>PostgreSQL</> started at boot time, there is
+ probably a start-up file that will accomplish the same thing. For
+ example, on a <systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</> system one might find that
+<screen>
+<userinput>/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql stop</userinput>
+</screen>
+ works. Another possibility is <userinput>pg_ctl stop</>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ If you are installing in the same place as the old version then
+ it is also a good idea to move the old installation out of the
+ way, in case you have trouble and need to revert to it.
+ Use a command like this:
+<screen>
+<userinput>mv /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/pgsql.old</>
+</screen>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+
+ <para>
+ After you have installed <productname>PostgreSQL</> &version;, create a new database
+ directory and start the new server. Remember that you must execute
+ these commands while logged in to the special database user account
+ (which you already have if you are upgrading).
+<programlisting>
+<userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data</>
+<userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data</>
+</programlisting>
+ Finally, restore your data with
+<screen>
+<userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -d template1 -f <replaceable>outputfile</></userinput>
+</screen>
+ using the <emphasis>new</> <application>psql</>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ These topics are discussed at length in <![%standalone-include[the
+ documentation,]]> <![%standalone-ignore[<xref
+ linkend="migration">,]]> which you are encouraged to read in any
+ case.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
+
+ <sect1 id="install-procedure">
+ <title>Installation Procedure</title>
+
+ <procedure>
+
+ <step id="configure">
+ <title>Configuration</>
+
+ <indexterm zone="configure">
+ <primary>configure</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <para>
+ The first step of the installation procedure is to configure the
+ source tree for your system and choose the options you would like.
+ This is done by running the <filename>configure</> script. For a
+ default installation simply enter
+<screen>
+<userinput>./configure</userinput>
+</screen>
+ This script will run a number of tests to guess values for various
+ system dependent variables and detect some quirks of your
+ operating system, and finally will create several files in the
+ build tree to record what it found. (You can also run
+ <filename>configure</filename> in a directory outside the source
+ tree if you want to keep the build directory separate.)
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The default configuration will build the server and utilities, as
+ well as all client applications and interfaces that require only a
+ C compiler. All files will be installed under
+ <filename>/usr/local/pgsql</> by default.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ You can customize the build and installation process by supplying one
+ or more of the following command line options to
+ <filename>configure</filename>:
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--prefix=<replaceable>PREFIX</></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Install all files under the directory <replaceable>PREFIX</>
+ instead of <filename>/usr/local/pgsql</filename>. The actual
+ files will be installed into various subdirectories; no files
+ will ever be installed directly into the
+ <replaceable>PREFIX</> directory.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If you have special needs, you can also customize the
+ individual subdirectories with the following options. However,
+ if you leave these with their defaults, the installation will be
+ relocatable, meaning you can move the directory after
+ installation. (The <literal>man</> and <literal>doc</>
+ locations are not affected by this.)
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ For relocatable installs, you might want to use
+ <filename>configure</filename>'s <literal>--disable-rpath</>
+ option. Also, you will need to tell the operating system how
+ to find the shared libraries.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--exec-prefix=<replaceable>EXEC-PREFIX</></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can install architecture-dependent files under a
+ different prefix, <replaceable>EXEC-PREFIX</>, than what
+ <replaceable>PREFIX</> was set to. This can be useful to
+ share architecture-independent files between hosts. If you
+ omit this, then <replaceable>EXEC-PREFIX</> is set equal to
+ <replaceable>PREFIX</> and both architecture-dependent and
+ independent files will be installed under the same tree,
+ which is probably what you want.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--bindir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the directory for executable programs. The default
+ is <filename><replaceable>EXEC-PREFIX</>/bin</>, which
+ normally means <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/bin</>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--datadir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Sets the directory for read-only data files used by the
+ installed programs. The default is
+ <filename><replaceable>PREFIX</>/share</>. Note that this has
+ nothing to do with where your database files will be placed.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--sysconfdir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The directory for various configuration files,
+ <filename><replaceable>PREFIX</>/etc</> by default.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--libdir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The location to install libraries and dynamically loadable
+ modules. The default is
+ <filename><replaceable>EXEC-PREFIX</>/lib</>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--includedir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The directory for installing C and C++ header files. The
+ default is <filename><replaceable>PREFIX</>/include</>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--mandir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The man pages that come with <productname>PostgreSQL</> will be installed under
+ this directory, in their respective
+ <filename>man<replaceable>x</></> subdirectories.
+ The default is <filename><replaceable>PREFIX</>/man</>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-docdir=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>
+ <term><option>--without-docdir</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Documentation files, except <quote>man</> pages, will be
+ installed into this directory. The default is
+ <filename><replaceable>PREFIX</>/doc</>. If the option
+ <option>--without-docdir</option> is specified, the
+ documentation will not be installed by <command>make
+ install</command>. This is intended for packaging scripts
+ that have special methods for installing documentation.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ Care has been taken to make it possible to install
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</> into shared installation locations
+ (such as <filename>/usr/local/include</filename>) without
+ interfering with the namespace of the rest of the system. First,
+ the string <quote><literal>/postgresql</literal></quote> is
+ automatically appended to <varname>datadir</varname>,
+ <varname>sysconfdir</varname>, and <varname>docdir</varname>,
+ unless the fully expanded directory name already contains the
+ string <quote><literal>postgres</></quote> or
+ <quote><literal>pgsql</></quote>. For example, if you choose
+ <filename>/usr/local</filename> as prefix, the documentation will
+ be installed in <filename>/usr/local/doc/postgresql</filename>,
+ but if the prefix is <filename>/opt/postgres</filename>, then it
+ will be in <filename>/opt/postgres/doc</filename>. The public C
+ header files of the client interfaces are installed into
+ <varname>includedir</varname> and are namespace-clean. The
+ internal header files and the server header files are installed
+ into private directories under <varname>includedir</varname>. See
+ the documentation of each interface for information about how to
+ get at the its header files. Finally, a private subdirectory will
+ also be created, if appropriate, under <varname>libdir</varname>
+ for dynamically loadable modules.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-includes=<replaceable>DIRECTORIES</></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <replaceable>DIRECTORIES</> is a colon-separated list of
+ directories that will be added to the list the compiler
+ searches for header files. If you have optional packages
+ (such as GNU <application>Readline</>) installed in a non-standard
+ location,
+ you have to use this option and probably also the corresponding
+ <option>--with-libraries</> option.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Example: <literal>--with-includes=/opt/gnu/include:/usr/sup/include</>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-libraries=<replaceable>DIRECTORIES</></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <replaceable>DIRECTORIES</> is a colon-separated list of
+ directories to search for libraries. You will probably have
+ to use this option (and the corresponding
+ <option>--with-includes</> option) if you have packages
+ installed in non-standard locations.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Example: <literal>--with-libraries=/opt/gnu/lib:/usr/sup/lib</>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--enable-nls<optional>=<replaceable>LANGUAGES</replaceable></optional></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Enables Native Language Support (<acronym>NLS</acronym>),
+ that is, the ability to display a program's messages in a
+ language other than English.
+ <replaceable>LANGUAGES</replaceable> is a space separated
+ list of codes of the languages that you want supported, for
+ example <literal>--enable-nls='de fr'</>. (The intersection
+ between your list and the set of actually provided
+ translations will be computed automatically.) If you do not
+ specify a list, then all available translations are
+ installed.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To use this option, you will need an implementation of the
+ <application>Gettext</> API; see above.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-pgport=<replaceable>NUMBER</></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Set <replaceable>NUMBER</> as the default port number for
+ server and clients. The default is 5432. The port can always
+ be changed later on, but if you specify it here then both
+ server and clients will have the same default compiled in,
+ which can be very convenient. Usually the only good reason
+ to select a non-default value is if you intend to run multiple
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</> servers on the same machine.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-perl</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Build the <application>PL/Perl</> server-side language.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-python</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Build the <application>PL/Python</> server-side language.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-tcl</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Build the <application>PL/Tcl</> server-side language.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-tclconfig=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Tcl installs the file <filename>tclConfig.sh</filename>, which
+ contains configuration information needed to build modules
+ interfacing to Tcl. This file is normally found automatically
+ at a well-known location, but if you want to use a different
+ version of Tcl you can specify the directory in which to look
+ for it.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-krb4</option></term>
+ <term><option>--with-krb5</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Build with support for Kerberos authentication. You can use
+ either Kerberos version 4 or 5, but not both. On many
+ systems, the Kerberos system is not installed in a location
+ that is searched by default (e.g., <filename>/usr/include</>,
+ <filename>/usr/lib</>), so you must use the options
+ <option>--with-includes</> and <option>--with-libraries</> in
+ addition to this option. <filename>configure</> will check
+ for the required header files and libraries to make sure that
+ your Kerberos installation is sufficient before proceeding.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-krb-srvnam=<replaceable>NAME</></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The name of the Kerberos service principal.
+ <literal>postgres</literal> is the default. There's probably no
+ reason to change this.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>OpenSSL</primary>
+ <seealso>SSL</seealso>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <term><option>--with-openssl</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Build with support for <acronym>SSL</> (encrypted)
+ connections. This requires the <productname>OpenSSL</>
+ package to be installed. <filename>configure</> will check
+ for the required header files and libraries to make sure that
+ your <productname>OpenSSL</> installation is sufficient
+ before proceeding.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-pam</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Build with <acronym>PAM</><indexterm><primary>PAM</></>
+ (Pluggable Authentication Modules) support.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--without-readline</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Prevents the use of the <application>Readline</> library. This disables
+ command-line editing and history in
+ <application>psql</application>, so it is not recommended.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--with-rendezvous</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Build with Rendezvous support.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--disable-spinlocks</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Allow the build to succeed even if <productname>PostgreSQL</>
+ has no CPU spinlock support for the platform. The lack of
+ spinlock support will result in poor performance; therefore,
+ this option should only be used if the build aborts and
+ informs you that the platform lacks spinlock support. If this
+ option is required to build <productname>PostgreSQL</> on
+ your platform, please report the problem to the
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</> developers.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--enable-thread-safety</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make the client libraries thread-safe. This allows
+ concurrent threads in <application>libpq</application> and
+ <application>ECPG</application> programs to safely control
+ their private connection handles.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--without-zlib</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Prevents the use of the <application>Zlib</> library. This disables
+ compression support in <application>pg_dump</application>.
+ This option is only intended for those rare systems where this
+ library is not available.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--enable-debug</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Compiles all programs and libraries with debugging symbols.
+ This means that you can run the programs through a debugger
+ to analyze problems. This enlarges the size of the installed
+ executables considerably, and on non-GCC compilers it usually
+ also disables compiler optimization, causing slowdowns. However,
+ having the symbols available is extremely helpful for dealing
+ with any problems that may arise. Currently, this option is
+ recommended for production installations only if you use GCC.
+ But you should always have it on if you are doing development work
+ or running a beta version.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--enable-cassert</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Enables <firstterm>assertion</> checks in the server, which test for
+ many <quote>can't happen</> conditions. This is invaluable for
+ code development purposes, but the tests slow things down a little.
+ Also, having the tests turned on won't necessarily enhance the
+ stability of your server! The assertion checks are not categorized
+ for severity, and so what might be a relatively harmless bug will
+ still lead to server restarts if it triggers an assertion
+ failure. Currently, this option is not recommended for
+ production use, but you should have it on for development work
+ or when running a beta version.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--enable-depend</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Enables automatic dependency tracking. With this option, the
+ makefiles are set up so that all affected object files will
+ be rebuilt when any header file is changed. This is useful
+ if you are doing development work, but is just wasted overhead
+ if you intend only to compile once and install. At present,
+ this option will work only if you use GCC.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If you prefer a C compiler different from the one
+ <filename>configure</filename> picks then you can set the
+ environment variable <envar>CC</> to the program of your choice.
+ By default, <filename>configure</filename> will pick
+ <filename>gcc</filename> unless this is inappropriate for the
+ platform. Similarly, you can override the default compiler flags
+ with the <envar>CFLAGS</envar> variable.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ You can specify environment variables on the
+ <filename>configure</filename> command line, for example:
+<screen>
+<userinput>./configure CC=/opt/bin/gcc CFLAGS='-O2 -pipe'</>
+</screen>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+
+ <step>
+ <title>Build</title>
+
+ <para>
+ To start the build, type
+<screen>
+<userinput>gmake</userinput>
+</screen>
+ (Remember to use <acronym>GNU</> <application>make</>.) The build
+ may take anywhere from 5 minutes to half an hour depending on your
+ hardware. The last line displayed should be
+<screen>
+All of PostgreSQL is successfully made. Ready to install.
+</screen>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+
+ <step>
+ <title>Regression Tests</title>
+
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>regression test</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <para>
+ If you want to test the newly built server before you install it,
+ you can run the regression tests at this point. The regression
+ tests are a test suite to verify that <productname>PostgreSQL</>
+ runs on your machine in the way the developers expected it
+ to. Type
+<screen>
+<userinput>gmake check</userinput>
+</screen>
+ (This won't work as root; do it as an unprivileged user.)
+ <![%standalone-include[The file
+ <filename>src/test/regress/README</> and the
+ documentation contain]]>
+ <![%standalone-ignore[<xref linkend="regress"> contains]]>
+ detailed information about interpreting the test results. You can
+ repeat this test at any later time by issuing the same command.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+
+ <step id="install">
+ <title>Installing The Files</title>
+
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ If you are upgrading an existing system and are going to install
+ the new files over the old ones, then you should have backed up
+ your data and shut down the old server by now, as explained in
+ <xref linkend="install-upgrading"> above.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
+ <para>
+ To install <productname>PostgreSQL</> enter
+<screen>
+<userinput>gmake install</userinput>
+</screen>
+ This will install files into the directories that were specified
+ in <xref linkend="configure">. Make sure that you have appropriate
+ permissions to write into that area. Normally you need to do this
+ step as root. Alternatively, you could create the target
+ directories in advance and arrange for appropriate permissions to
+ be granted.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ You can use <literal>gmake install-strip</literal> instead of
+ <literal>gmake install</literal> to strip the executable files and
+ libraries as they are installed. This will save some space. If
+ you built with debugging support, stripping will effectively
+ remove the debugging support, so it should only be done if
+ debugging is no longer needed. <literal>install-strip</literal>
+ tries to do a reasonable job saving space, but it does not have
+ perfect knowledge of how to strip every unneeded byte from an
+ executable file, so if you want to save all the disk space you
+ possibly can, you will have to do manual work.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The standard installation provides all the header files needed for client
+ application development as well as for any server-side program
+ development (such as custom functions or data types written in C).
+ </para>
+
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>Client-only installation:</title>
+ <para>
+ If you want to install only the client applications and
+ interface libraries, then you can use these commands:
+<screen>
+<userinput>gmake -C src/bin install</>
+<userinput>gmake -C src/include install</>
+<userinput>gmake -C src/interfaces install</>
+<userinput>gmake -C doc install</>
+</screen>
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>Registering <application>eventlog</> on <systemitem
+ class="osname">Windows</>:</title>
+ <para>
+ To register a <systemitem class="osname">Windows</> <application>eventlog</>
+ library with the operating system, issue this command after installation:
+<screen>
+<userinput>regsvr32 <replaceable>pgsql_library_directory</>/pgevent.dll</>
+</screen>
+ This creates registry entries used by the event viewer.
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>Uninstallation:</title>
+ <para>
+ To undo the installation use the command <command>gmake
+ uninstall</>. However, this will not remove any created directories.
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>Cleaning:</title>
+
+ <para>
+ After the installation you can make room by removing the built
+ files from the source tree with the command <command>gmake
+ clean</>. This will preserve the files made by the <command>configure</command>
+ program, so that you can rebuild everything with <command>gmake</>
+ later on. To reset the source tree to the state in which it was
+ distributed, use <command>gmake distclean</>. If you are going to
+ build for several platforms from the same source tree you must do
+ this and re-configure for each build.
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+
+ <para>
+ If you perform a build and then discover that your <command>configure</>
+ options were wrong, or if you change anything that <command>configure</>
+ investigates (for example, software upgrades), then it's a good
+ idea to do <command>gmake distclean</> before reconfiguring and
+ rebuilding. Without this, your changes in configuration choices
+ may not propagate everywhere they need to.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="install-post">
+ <title>Post-Installation Setup</title>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Shared Libraries</title>
+
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>shared library</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <para>
+ On some systems that have shared libraries (which most systems do)
+ you need to tell your system how to find the newly installed
+ shared libraries. The systems on which this is
+ <emphasis>not</emphasis> necessary include <systemitem
+ class="osname">BSD/OS</>, <systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</>,
+ <systemitem class="osname">HP-UX</>, <systemitem
+ class="osname">IRIX</>, <systemitem class="osname">Linux</>,
+ <systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</>, <systemitem
+ class="osname">OpenBSD</>, <systemitem class="osname">Tru64
+ UNIX</> (formerly <systemitem class="osname">Digital UNIX</>), and
+ <systemitem class="osname">Solaris</>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The method to set the shared library search path varies between
+ platforms, but the most widely usable method is to set the
+ environment variable <envar>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</> like so: In Bourne
+ shells (<command>sh</>, <command>ksh</>, <command>bash</>, <command>zsh</>)
+<programlisting>
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+</programlisting>
+ or in <command>csh</> or <command>tcsh</>
+<programlisting>
+setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/pgsql/lib
+</programlisting>
+ Replace <literal>/usr/local/pgsql/lib</> with whatever you set
+ <option><literal>--libdir</></> to in <xref linkend="configure">.
+ You should put these commands into a shell start-up file such as
+ <filename>/etc/profile</> or <filename>~/.bash_profile</>. Some
+ good information about the caveats associated with this method can
+ be found at <ulink
+ url="http://www.visi.com/~barr/ldpath.html"></ulink>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ On some systems it might be preferable to set the environment
+ variable <envar>LD_RUN_PATH</envar> <emphasis>before</emphasis>
+ building.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ On <systemitem class="osname">Cygwin</systemitem>, put the library
+ directory in the <envar>PATH</envar> or move the
+ <filename>.dll</filename> files into the <filename>bin</filename>
+ directory.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If in doubt, refer to the manual pages of your system (perhaps
+ <command>ld.so</command> or <command>rld</command>). If you later
+ on get a message like
+<screen>
+psql: error in loading shared libraries
+libpq.so.2.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
+</screen>
+ then this step was necessary. Simply take care of it then.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>ldconfig</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ If you are on <systemitem class="osname">BSD/OS</>, <systemitem
+ class="osname">Linux</>, or <systemitem class="osname">SunOS 4</>
+ and you have root access you can run
+<programlisting>
+/sbin/ldconfig /usr/local/pgsql/lib
+</programlisting>
+ (or equivalent directory) after installation to enable the
+ run-time linker to find the shared libraries faster. Refer to the
+ manual page of <command>ldconfig</> for more information. On
+ <systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</>, <systemitem
+ class="osname">NetBSD</>, and <systemitem
+ class="osname">OpenBSD</> the command is
+<programlisting>
+/sbin/ldconfig -m /usr/local/pgsql/lib
+</programlisting>
+ instead. Other systems are not known to have an equivalent
+ command.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Environment Variables</title>
+
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><envar>PATH</envar></primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <para>
+ If you installed into <filename>/usr/local/pgsql</> or some other
+ location that is not searched for programs by default, you should
+ add <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/bin</> (or whatever you set
+ <option><literal>--bindir</></> to in <xref linkend="configure">)
+ into your <envar>PATH</>. Strictly speaking, this is not
+ necessary, but it will make the use of <productname>PostgreSQL</>
+ much more convenient.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To do this, add the following to your shell start-up file, such as
+ <filename>~/.bash_profile</> (or <filename>/etc/profile</>, if you
+ want it to affect every user):
+<programlisting>
+PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:$PATH
+export PATH
+</programlisting>
+ If you are using <command>csh</> or <command>tcsh</>, then use this command:
+<programlisting>
+set path = ( /usr/local/pgsql/bin $path )
+</programlisting>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><envar>MANPATH</envar></primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ To enable your system to find the <application>man</>
+ documentation, you need to add lines like the following to a
+ shell start-up file unless you installed into a location that is
+ searched by default.
+<programlisting>
+MANPATH=/usr/local/pgsql/man:$MANPATH
+export MANPATH
+</programlisting>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The environment variables <envar>PGHOST</> and <envar>PGPORT</>
+ specify to client applications the host and port of the database
+ server, overriding the compiled-in defaults. If you are going to
+ run client applications remotely then it is convenient if every
+ user that plans to use the database sets <envar>PGHOST</>. This
+ is not required, however: the settings can be communicated via command
+ line options to most client programs.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
+
+<![%standalone-include;[
+ <sect1 id="install-getting-started">
+ <title>Getting Started</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The following is a quick summary of how to get <productname>PostgreSQL</> up and
+ running once installed. The main documentation contains more information.
+ </para>
+
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Create a user account for the <productname>PostgreSQL</>
+ server. This is the user the server will run as. For production
+ use you should create a separate, unprivileged account
+ (<quote>postgres</> is commonly used). If you do not have root
+ access or just want to play around, your own user account is
+ enough, but running the server as root is a security risk and
+ will not work.
+<screen>
+<userinput>adduser postgres</>
+</screen>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Create a database installation with the <command>initdb</>
+ command. To run <command>initdb</> you must be logged in to your
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</> server account. It will not work as
+ root.
+<screen>
+root# <userinput>mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data</>
+root# <userinput>chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data</>
+root# <userinput>su - postgres</>
+postgres$ <userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data</>
+</screen>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <option>-D</> option specifies the location where the data
+ will be stored. You can use any path you want, it does not have
+ to be under the installation directory. Just make sure that the
+ server account can write to the directory (or create it, if it
+ doesn't already exist) before starting <command>initdb</>, as
+ illustrated here.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ The previous step should have told you how to start up the
+ database server. Do so now. The command should look something
+ like
+<programlisting>
+/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
+</programlisting>
+ This will start the server in the foreground. To put the server
+ in the background use something like
+<programlisting>
+nohup /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data \
+ </dev/null >>server.log 2>&1 </dev/null &
+</programlisting>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To stop a server running in the background you can type
+<programlisting>
+kill `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`
+</programlisting>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ In order to allow TCP/IP connections (rather than only Unix
+ domain socket ones) you need to pass the <option>-i</> option to
+ <filename>postmaster</>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Create a database:
+<screen>
+<userinput>createdb testdb</>
+</screen>
+ Then enter
+<screen>
+<userinput>psql testdb</>
+</screen>
+ to connect to that database. At the prompt you can enter SQL
+ commands and start experimenting.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="install-whatnow">
+ <title>What Now?</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <productname>PostgreSQL</> distribution contains a
+ comprehensive documentation set, which you should read sometime.
+ After installation, the documentation can be accessed by
+ pointing your browser to
+ <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/doc/html/index.html</>, unless you
+ changed the installation directories.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The first few chapters of the main documentation are the Tutorial,
+ which should be your first reading if you are completely new to
+ <acronym>SQL</> databases. If you are familiar with database
+ concepts then you want to proceed with part on server
+ administration, which contains information about how to set up
+ the database server, database users, and authentication.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Usually, you will want to modify your computer so that it will
+ automatically start the database server whenever it boots. Some
+ suggestions for this are in the documentation.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Run the regression tests against the installed server (using
+ <command>gmake installcheck</command>). If you didn't run the
+ tests before installation, you should definitely do it now. This
+ is also explained in the documentation.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ By default, <productname>PostgreSQL</> is configured to run on
+ minimal hardware. This allows it to start up with almost any
+ hardware configuration. The default configuration is, however,
+ not designed for optimum performance. To achieve optimum
+ performance, several server parameters must be adjusted, the two
+ most common being <varname>shared_buffers</varname> and
+ <varname>work_mem</varname>.
+ Other parameters mentioned in the documentation also affect
+ performance.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+]]>
+
+
+ <sect1 id="supported-platforms">
+ <title>Supported Platforms</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</> has been verified by the developer
+ community to work on the platforms listed below. A supported
+ platform generally means that <productname>PostgreSQL</> builds and
+ installs according to these instructions and that the regression
+ tests pass. <quote>Build farm</quote> entries refer to builds
+ reported by the <ulink url="http://www.pgbuildfarm.org/">PostgreSQL
+ Build Farm</ulink>.
+ </para>
+
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ If you are having problems with the installation on a supported
+ listed here.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
+ <informaltable>
+ <tgroup cols="5">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><acronym>OS</acronym></entry>
+ <entry>Processor</entry>
+ <entry>Version</entry>
+ <entry>Reported</entry>
+ <entry>Remarks</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">AIX</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>see also <filename>doc/FAQ_AIX</filename></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">AIX</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>RS6000</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Hans-Jürgen Schönig (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2004-12-06</entry>
+ <entry>see also <filename>doc/FAQ_AIX</filename></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">BSD/OS</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>4.3.1</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
+ <entry>7.4</entry>
+ <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2003-10-25</entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">panda</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 01:20:02</entry>
+ <entry>sid, kernel 2.6</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>arm41</></entry>
+ <entry>7.4</entry>
+ <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2003-10-25</entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>Itanium</></entry>
+ <entry>7.4</entry>
+ <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2003-10-25</entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>m68k</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2004-12-09</entry>
+ <entry>sid</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">lionfish</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 11:00:08</entry>
+ <entry>3.1 (sarge), kernel 2.4</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>PA-RISC</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2004-12-07</entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2004-12-15</entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>S/390</></entry>
+ <entry>7.4</entry>
+ <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2003-10-25</entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Noèl Köthe (<email>
[email protected]</email>), 2004-12-09</entry>
+ <entry>sid, 32-bit</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Debian GNU/Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>3.1 (sarge), kernel 2.6</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>FC3</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Fedora</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">dog</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 02:06:01</entry>
+ <entry>FC1</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
+ <entry>7.4</entry>
+ <entry>4.8</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">FreeBSD</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">cockatoo</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 14:10:01 (4.10);
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Gentoo Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">HP-UX</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>PA-RISC</></entry>
+ <entry>7.4</entry>
+ <entry>
+ </entry>
+ <entry><command>gcc</> and <command>cc</>; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_HPUX</filename></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">IRIX</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>
+ <entry>7.4</entry>
+ <entry>6.5.20, <command>cc</command> only</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mac OS X</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>10.3.5</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Mandrakelinux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">shrew</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 02:02:01</entry>
+ <entry>10.0</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>arm32</></entry>
+ <entry>7.4</entry>
+ <entry>1.6ZE/acorn32</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
+ <entry>7.4.1</entry>
+ <entry>1.6.1, 32-bit</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">canary</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 03:30:00</entry>
+ <entry>1.6</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
+ <entry>7.4</entry>
+ <entry>3.4</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenBSD</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">emu</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-06 11:35:03</entry>
+ <entry>3.6</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>AMD64</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>IA64</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>PowerPC 64</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>S/390</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>S/390x</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Red Hat Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>RHEL 3AS</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Solaris</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Solaris 8; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_Solaris</filename></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Solaris</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">kudu</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-10 02:30:04 (<command>cc</command>);
+ <systemitem class="systemname">dragonfly</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-09 04:30:00 (<command>gcc</command>)</entry>
+ <entry>Solaris 9; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_Solaris</filename></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Tru64 UNIX</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
+ <entry>7.4</entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">UnixWare</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry><command>cc</command>, 7.1.4; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_SCO</filename></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Windows</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_MINGW</filename></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Windows with <application>Cygwin</application></></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>8.0.0</entry>
+ <entry>Build farm <systemitem class="systemname">gibbon</systemitem>, snapshot 2004-12-11 01:33:01</entry>
+ <entry>see <filename>doc/FAQ_CYGWIN</filename></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+
+ <formalpara>
+ <title>Unsupported Platforms:</title>
+ <para>
+ The following platforms are either known not to work, or they used
+ to work in a previous release and we did not receive explicit
+ confirmation of a successful test with version &majorversion; at
+ the time this list was compiled. We include these here to let you
+ know that these platforms <emphasis>could</> be supported if given
+ some attention.
+ </para>
+ </formalpara>
+
+ <informaltable>
+ <tgroup cols="5">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry><acronym>OS</acronym></entry>
+ <entry>Processor</entry>
+ <entry>Version</entry>
+ <entry>Reported</entry>
+ <entry>Remarks</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">BeOS</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>7.2</entry>
+ <entry>2001-11-29,
+ <entry>needs updates to semaphore code</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">Linux</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>PlayStation 2</></entry>
+ <entry>7.4</entry>
+ <entry>2003-11-02,
+ <entry>
+ needs new <filename>config.guess</filename>,
+ <option>--disable-spinlocks</option>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
+ <entry>7.2</entry>
+ <entry>2001-11-20,
+ <entry>1.5W</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>
+ <entry>7.2.1</entry>
+ <entry>2002-06-13,
+ <entry>1.5.3</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>PowerPC</></entry>
+ <entry>7.2</entry>
+ <entry>2001-11-28,
+ <entry>1.5</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">NetBSD</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>VAX</></entry>
+ <entry>7.1</entry>
+ <entry>2001-03-30,
+ <entry>1.5</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">QNX 4 RTOS</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>7.2</entry>
+ <entry>2001-12-10,
+ </entry>
+ <entry>needs updates to semaphore code;
+ see also <filename>doc/FAQ_QNX4</filename></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">QNX RTOS v6</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>7.2</entry>
+ <entry>patches available in archives, but too late for 7.2</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">SCO OpenServer</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
+ <entry>7.3.1</entry>
+ <entry>2002-12-11,
+ <entry>5.0.4, <command>gcc</>; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_SCO</filename></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><systemitem class="osname">SunOS 4</></entry>
+ <entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
+ <entry>7.2</entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </sect1>
+
+</chapter>
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