Re: PostgreSQL from source using MinGW - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: PostgreSQL from source using MinGW
Date
Msg-id 200509071841.j87If2o21248@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to PostgreSQL from source using MinGW  ("Lee, Patricia S." <Patricia.Lee@unisys.com>)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL from source using MinGW
List pgsql-hackers
Have you read doc/FAQ_MINGW?

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Lee, Patricia S. wrote:
> Hi, All. ?
> 
> Has anyone successfully built PostgreSQL from source using MinGW?? Anyone have step-by-step instructions on how to do
this? I am willing to write the documentation on this if I can just get it to work.  :-)
 
> 
> I have done the following:
> 1. Install MinGW 
> a. Go to URL:? http://www.mingw.org/download.shtml 
> b. Download:? MinGW-4.1.1.exe 
> i. Install full set of packages
> c. Download:? MSYS-1.0.10.exe 
> i. Answer y/n questions (installed MinGW on "c:/mingw".? Make sure this is entered because you will not be able to
mountthe directory otherwise.)
 
> 2.? Then, I ran "./configure"
> 
> However, I cannot get the make to work.  Do I still need to install the GNU Make utility?  Any suggestions?
> 
> LEEP ~/sources/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.0.3
> $ configure --prefix=/c/PostgreSQL/8.0.3 
> checking build system type... i686-pc-mingw32
> checking host system type... i686-pc-mingw32
> checking which template to use... win32
> checking whether to build with 64-bit integer date/time support... no
> checking whether NLS is wanted... no
> checking for default port number... 5432
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking for C compiler default output... a.exe
> checking whether the C compiler works... yes
> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
> checking for suffix of executables... .exe
> checking for suffix of object files... o
> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
> checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
> checking if gcc supports -Wdeclaration-after-statement... yes
> checking if gcc supports -Wold-style-definition... yes
> checking if gcc supports -Wendif-labels... yes
> checking if gcc supports -fno-strict-aliasing... yes
> configure: using CFLAGS=-O2 -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Wdeclaration-after-statement
-Wold-style-definition-Wendif-labels -fno-strict-aliasing
 
> checking whether the C compiler still works... yes
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
> checking allow thread-safe client libraries... no
> checking whether to build with Tcl... no
> checking whether to build Perl modules... no
> checking whether to build Python modules... no
> checking whether to build with Kerberos 4 support... no
> checking whether to build with Kerberos 5 support... no
> checking whether to build with PAM support... no
> checking whether to build with Rendezvous support... no
> checking whether to build with OpenSSL support... no
> configure: WARNING: *** Readline does not work on MinGW --- disabling
> configure: using CPPFLAGS= -I./src/include/port/win32 -DEXEC_BACKEND 
> configure: using LDFLAGS=-Wl,--allow-multiple-definition 
> checking for gawk... gawk
> checking for flex... no
> configure: WARNING:
> *** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS or
> *** change any of the scanner definition files.? You can obtain Flex from
> *** a GNU mirror site.? (If you are using the official distribution of
> *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex
> *** output is pre-generated.)
> checking whether ln -s works... yes
> checking for ld used by GCC... c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe
> checking if the linker (c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe) is GNU ld... yes
> checking for ranlib... ranlib
> checking for lorder... no
> checking for tar... /bin/tar
> checking for strip... strip
> checking whether it is possible to strip libraries... yes
> checking for bison... no
> configure: WARNING:
> *** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS or
> *** change any of the parser definition files.? You can obtain Bison from
> *** a GNU mirror site.? (If you are using the official distribution of
> *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Bison
> *** output is pre-generated.)? To use a different yacc program (possible,
> *** but not recommended), set the environment variable YACC before running
> *** 'configure'.
> checking for perl... no
> checking for main in -lbsd... no
> checking for setproctitle in -lutil... no
> checking for main in -lm... yes
> checking for main in -ldl... no
> checking for main in -lnsl... no
> checking for main in -lsocket... no
> checking for main in -lipc... no
> checking for main in -lIPC... no
> checking for main in -llc... no
> checking for main in -ldld... no
> checking for main in -lld... no
> checking for main in -lcompat... no
> checking for main in -lBSD... no
> checking for main in -lgen... no
> checking for main in -lPW... no
> checking for main in -lresolv... no
> checking for library containing getopt_long... none required
> checking for main in -lunix... no
> checking for library containing crypt... no
> checking for library containing fdatasync... no
> checking for shmget in -lcygipc... no
> checking for main in -lwsock32... yes
> checking for inflate in -lz... no
> configure: error: zlib library not found
> If you have zlib already installed, see config.log for details on the
> failure.? It is possible the compiler isn't looking in the proper directory.
> Use --without-zlib to disable zlib support.
> 
> LEEP ~/sources/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.0.3
> $ make
> You need to run the 'configure' program first. See the file
> 'INSTALL' for installation instructions.
> make: *** [all] Error 1
> LEEP ~/sources/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.0.3
> $ gmake
> sh: gmake: command not found
> 
> 

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