[WBEL-users] PostgreSQL build problem.

[Rafael Baquero S.]

Thanks Lamar, that worked perfectly.

Now if only I could do:

rpmbuild --rebuild --define 
'Not_angry_because_I_will_stay_late_fooling_with_PostgreSQL' wife.src.rpm

(sigh) but thats another story :-)

Regards.

Rafael.


On Wednesday 27 October 2004 16:13, Lamar Owen wrote:
> On Wednesday 27 October 2004 16:45, Rafael Baquero S. wrote:
> > I am trying to build postgresql-7.4.6-2PGDG.src.rpm or
> > postgresql-7.4.6-1.FC3.1.src.rpm unsuccessfully so far.
>
> While I just day before yesterday stepped down as active RPM maintainer for
> the PostgreSQL Development Group, I can authoritatively answer this one.
>
> RPMs already exist in binary form for WBEL;  they are built for RHEL3. 
> Look in /pub/binary/v7.4.6/rpms/redhat/rhel-3 on ftp.postgresql.org.
> However, if you must rebuild from source, you need to supply a couple of
> command line options to the rebuild.
>
> The PostgreSQL RPM spec file has a number of command line options,
> available from the rpmbuild command, to control the build. The default
> build is for FC2.  Try:
> rpmbuild --rebuild --define 'build9 1' postgresql-7.4.6-2PGDG.src.rpm
>
> (RHEL3 and by extension WBEL3 is mostly RHL9-compatible)  RHAS 2.1=RHL7.2+,
> RHEL3=RHL9+, RHEL4=FC2+ (once it's actually released).  Other command line
> options include build6x, build7x (good for RHAS2.1), build8, and build9.
> There are others; see the top of postgresql.spec for details.
>
> As to the python errors, make sure python-devel is installed.
>
> I just now rebuilt the from-ftp.postgresql.org source rpm with that command
> line, and got binaries.