The following bug has been logged online:
Bug reference: 1820
Logged by: Bernard
Email address: bht@actrix.gen.nz
PostgreSQL version: 8.03-1
Operating system: Linux RedHat 9
Description: Installation: Dependency failure
Details:
How to reproduce:
- Install Red Hat 9
- Download all files from
ftp://ftp.nz.postgresql.org/postgresql/binary/v8.0.3/linux/rpms/redhat/redha
t-9/
into a single directory
- execute # rpm -ivh *
Expected behavior: The Postgresql core system should be installed
Actual behavior:
error: Failed dependencies:
libecpg.so.4 is needed by postgresql-libs-8.0.3-1PGDG
libpgtypes.so.1 is needed by postgresql-libs-8.0.3-1PGDG
libpq.so.3 is needed by postgresql-libs-8.0.3-1PGDG
There are other errors with non-core packages e.g postgresql-contrib but
these are not subject of this bug.