Re: [GENERAL] Postgres superuser priviledges

Hi again
The server that PostgreSQL resides is a Sun running SunOS 4.1.x. The
client is a Red Hat Linux. I think I need to compile the C source for the
target platform (i.e. SunOS 4.1.x) is that right?

Anyway, I assumed this is right so I compiled
 gcc -I$PGROOT/include -I$PGROOT/src/include -c phone.c
and then
 % make
gave error Makefile:19***missing operator

On the other hand, if I compile under Red Hat Linux
 gcc -I$PGROOT/include -I$PGROOT/src/include -c phone.c
and then
 % make
gave error make: Fatal error in reader:../Makefile.global, line 54:
                 Unexpected end of line seen.

Which option (target or Red Hat)? Then why error in either?
Kostas

On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Gene Selkov, Jr. wrote:

> Konstantinos Vassiliadis wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> > I am new to Postgres. I am trying to load a C function in Postgres under
> > Red Hat Linux.
> > I compile using
> >  gcc -I$PGROOT -I$PGROOT/include -I$PGROOT/src/include -c phone.c
> > to produce the object file 'phone.o'
> > Then I link using
> >  ld -Bdynamic -o phone.so phone.o -lc
> > to produce the shared object 'phone.so'.
> > (Assuming I am doing things right so far) Then from psql:
> >
> >  =>  CREATE FUNCTION phone_in(opaque)
> >      RETURNS phone
> >       AS '/home/M97/acs/vassilik/protein/phone.so'
> >      LANGUAGE 'c';
> >  NOTICE:  ProcedureCreate: type 'phone' is not yet defined
> >  CREATE
> >
> > Same for the output function, the type itself and a table that uses the
> > type.
> > Then
> >  test=> INSERT INTO test_phone VALUES ('01483-827294','0161-2242394');
> >  PQexec() -- Request was sent to backend, but backend closed the channel
> > before responding.
>
> There more than one thing that can go wrong. You are welcome to send me
> your c source and sql to create the type. I will check.
>
> > Can somebody help me? Anybody used Postgres under Linux Red Hat before?
>
> That's how is used most often, I think. You could also try to build one
> of my own extensions, found at
>
>     http://wit.mcs.anl.gov/~selkovjr/
>
> ec-type.tgz is the easiest of these.
>
>
> Gene
>