This is just a guess, but I think the reference to gmake is simply for those
that don't use GNU/Linux systems, such as Solaris. You have gmake if you are
running a GNU/Linux system (which you are, of course, since you've got
Debian). I'm sure all Unix variants have a "make" style program, just the
one required for Postgresql is gnu-make.
Hope my theory is correct,
Russell
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>From: Bill Barnes <kgbsoft@yahoo.com>
>To: pg-general <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
>Subject: [GENERAL] Re: URL for gmake
>Date: Fri, Mar 16, 2001, 8:08 PM
>
>
> Wow! Got a lot of reponses. Thanks all.
>
> I must be, however, asking the wrong question.
> Running debian 2.2 and make is in the system.
>
> Here's a short list of the last few commands:
>
> $./configure --prefix=/usr/local/pgsql --with-odbc
> $make all > make.log 2>&1 &
> [1] 8486
> $tail -f make.log
> lot of missing prototypes messages but it gurgled
> on and finally said All of Postgresql is
> successfully made.
> Ready to install.
> had to Ctrl-c to get terminal back
> $gmake install > make.install.log 2>&1 &
> [2] 10419
> [1] Done(127) gmake install >make.install.log 2&1
> $tail -f make.install.log
> sh: gmake: command not found
>
> Thus the reason for confusion about gmake. Cannot
> find a binary or link for gmake. How does it get
> called.
>
> Thanks again,
> -Bill
>
> --- Bill Barnes <kgbsoft@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Trying to rebuild v6.5.3 and the procedure calls for
>> gmake.
>>
>> A google search is a dog-chasing-tail exercise.
>>
>> Can anybody help with a URL or an alternative.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Bill
>>
>
>
>
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