Re: problem in installing pgsql-8.3.1

shohorab hossain wrote:
> Dear sir/madam,
>
> This is to inform you that I am an oracle database user/administrator. Bu=
t I am going to join in a company where I have to administrate postgresql d=
atabase. I am new to this database system.  For few days I am trying to ins=
tall postgresql-8.3.1 in RHEL4. My machine configuration is Intel Pentium I=
V. I have followed the installation document of postgresql that was include=
d with source distribution.
>
> I am facing the problem during the building step of source. The problem i=
s that when I start building with gmake command, it continuously shows mess=
ages in console like =E2=80=98checking for =E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=
=80=A6. yes / no=E2=80=99 and I have waited approximately for 3 hours but i=
t continues.  At last I have cancelled the building process.
>
> Please give me your appropriate and valuable solution in this regard. I a=
m eagerly looking forward for your quick reply.
>=20=20=20

btw, this belongs on a different mail list than postgres bugs, as its=20
highly unlikely its any sort of postgres bug.

I just grabbed 8.3.1 source on a RHEL5 (centos 5) system running on a=20
p3-800Mhz, 512MB ram, single IDE drive system....   the ./configure step=20
took

    $ ./configure
    .......
    real    0m57.002s
    user    0m33.256s
    sys     0m21.346s

eg, about a minute.   the rest of the make, the actual compilation phase=20
is taking somewhat longer.=20

    $ make
    .......
    All of PostgreSQL successfully made. Ready to install.

    real    11m45.484s
    user    10m50.175s
    sys     0m47.616s


but, generally, on a RHEL system, you should install the RPMs from the=20
postgres website...
http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/v8.3.1/linux/rpms/redhat/rhel-4-i386/