Re: Psql malloc error on Git master - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

On 21 January 2011 14:55, Bernd Helmle <mailings@oopsware.de> wrote:
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>
> --On 20. Januar 2011 21:56:44 +0000 Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> wrote:
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>>> Known bug in OSX's libedit. =A0Use readline instead.
>>>
>>> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2010-04/msg00127.php
>>>
>>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0regards, tom lane
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>> How do I force readline? =A0I'm not using --with-libedit-preferred or
>> --without-readline
>
> What I've done is to switch to MacPorts[1] and use their packaging. I'm
> building PostgreSQL then with:
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> --with-libraries=3D/opt/local/lib --with-includes=3D/opt/local/include
>
> which for example links psql/libreadline with:
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> % otool -L $PGSQL_HOME/bin/psql
> /Users/bernd/pgsql-dev/install/HEAD/bin/psql:
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0/Users/bernd/pgsql-dev/install/HEAD/lib/libpq.5.dylib (com=
patibility
> version 5.0.0, current version 5.4.0)
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0/opt/local/lib/libintl.8.dylib (compatibility version 10.0=
.0, current
> version 10.1.0)
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0/opt/local/lib/libssl.1.0.0.dylib (compatibility version 1=
.0.0,
> current version 1.0.0)
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0/opt/local/lib/libreadline.6.1.dylib (compatibility versio=
n 6.0.0,
> current version 6.1.0)
>
> Works quite well for me. There's also a libedit in MacPorts, but i've nev=
er
> used it.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 Bernd

Okay, I've tried your recommend config options and all seems to be
well now.  I'll note that for future builds.

Thanks

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