Hi -
I installed postgres 9.2.2 from source successfully. I then made some minor code changes to learn how to build postgres again. I am on Ubuntu linux version 3.5.0-17.'./configure' and 'make' gave no errors, but while running 'make check', I get the following error:
make -C ../backend submake-errcodes
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/user/pgsql/pgsql/src/backend'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `submake-errcodes'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/user/pgsql/pgsql/src/backend'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/user/pgsql/pgsql/src/port'
rm -rf ./testtablespace
mkdir ./testtablespace
../../../src/test/regress/pg_regress --inputdir=. --temp-install=./tmp_check --top-builddir=../../.. --dlpath=. --schedule=./parallel_schedule
============== creating temporary installation ==============
pg_regress: installation failed
Examine /home/user/pgsql/pgsql/src/test/regress/log/install.log for the reason.
Command was: "make" -C "../../.." DESTDIR="/home/user/pgsql/pgsql/src/test/regress/./tmp_check/install" install > "/home/user/pgsql/pgsql/src/test/regress/log/install.log" 2>&1
make[1]: *** [check] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/user/pgsql/pgsql/src/test/regress'
make: *** [check] Error 2