Thread: install postgres8.1 on debian

----- Original Message -----

From: Iuri Sampaio

To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org

Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 12:57 PM

Subject: [ADMIN] install postgres8.1 on debian

I’m trying to install postgresql 8.1, from source but I get stuck at the 3 step:

 

1-       ./configure --without-zlib

2-       make all

3-       make install

 

(many lines omitted)

make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-8.1.4/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/utf8_and_win874'

make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-8.1.4/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs'

make -C include install

make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-8.1.4/src/include'

mkdir -p -- /usr/local/pgsql/include/libpq /usr/local/pgsql/include/internal/libpq

mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/pgsql/include': File exists

mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/pgsql/include': File exists

make[2]: *** [installdirs] Error 1

make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-8.1.4/src/include'

make[1]: *** [install] Error 2

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-8.1.4/src'

make: *** [install] Error 2

 

 

it’s weird because it’s the first time I installed it.

 

iuri

"Iuri Sampaio" <iuri.sampaio@gmail.com> writes:
> mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/pgsql/include': File exists

Perhaps there is a plain file (not a directory) at that location?

You will generally need to do the "make install" step as root if you're
installing into a standard location such as /usr/local ... but I'd have
expected a permissions failure rather than "file exists" if that were
the issue.

            regards, tom lane