Re: Installing Contrib Modules with a Precompiled Binary - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Installing Contrib Modules with a Precompiled Binary
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Msg-id 14214.1285006311@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Installing Contrib Modules with a Precompiled Binary  (Aram Fingal <fingal@multifactorial.com>)
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Aram Fingal <fingal@multifactorial.com> writes:
> I'm using the OS X precompiled binary from EnterpriseDB and want to add the tablefunc contrib module.  I haven't been
ableto find any documentation about how to do this or even whether modules can be added to this binary version.   

Most packagers distribute all the contrib modules as a single lump ---
look around, you'll likely find it available from EDB.

> I suppose that it may be a good idea to export my databases and compile from source anyway.  I see that Postgres is
runningas a 32-bit application while I have a 64-bit machine and OS (OS X, Snow Leopard.)   

Note that you will need a dump and reload to convert a database from
32-bit to 64-bit.  If you don't know that you are running into memory
restrictions, it may not be worth the trouble.

            regards, tom lane

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