Re: PGSQL non installer for linux

On Friday 20 June 2008 10:05:54 Tom Lane wrote:
> "Sivaramakrishnan Nageswaran" <sivaramakrishnan.nageswaran@gmail.com>
writes:
> > Does pgsql have anything like non-installer for linux i.e tar-gzipped
> > bundle (as is available for linux in the form of zip file) which I can
> > untar /unzip in the target machine? Basically I do not want to use rpm to
> > install as it might fail due to dependency issues.
>
> To be blunt, you're out of your mind.  You're going to end up
> reinventing rpm, badly.  If an rpm install fails due to dependencies
> it's a good indication that the software wouldn't have worked when
> installed.
>

That said, I believe postgres plus will do this for you. See
http://www.postgresrocks.com for download options.

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Robert Treat
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