Thread: [Help] Config Failure on Mac OSX: psqlodbc-08.03.0300

Trying to install psqlodbc-08.03.0300 on Mac gets me this while I configure:

client-6X-XXX-17-X14:~ brent1a$ cd /psqlodbc-08.03.0300 

client-6X-XXX-17-X14:psqlodbc-08.03.0300 brent1a$ sudo ./configure

checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c

checking whether build environment is sane... yes

checking for gawk... gawk

checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes

checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no

checking for pg_config... no

configure: error: pg_config not found (set PG_CONFIG environment variable)

client-6X-XXX-17-X14:psqlodbc-08.03.0300 brent1a$

it is stated there in simple language - pg_config not found. Have you actually tried to run that command 'by hand' ? if not, update your PG_CONFIG or PATH
--
GJ

On Oct 28, 2008, at 8:22 AM, Brent Austin wrote:

> configure: error: pg_config not found (set PG_CONFIG environment
> variable)

How did you do your PostgreSQL install? In the normal install from
source, pg_config is in the bin folder with the rest of the usual
PostgreSQL executables.




John DeSoi, Ph.D.

Brent Austin wrote:
> Trying to install psqlodbc-08.03.0300 on Mac gets me this
> while I configure:
>
>
> client-6X-XXX-17-X14:~ brent1a$ cd /psqlodbc-08.03.0300
> client-6X-XXX-17-X14:psqlodbc-08.03.0300 brent1a$ sudo ./configure
> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking for gawk... gawk
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of
> Makefiles... no
> checking for pg_config... no
> configure: error: pg_config not found (set PG_CONFIG environment variable)
> client-6X-XXX-17-X14:psqlodbc-08.03.0300 brent1a$

Did you set PG_CONFIG?

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

Brent Austin wrote:

> Configure still fails....I've tried everything I can figure----

[...]

> configure: error: pg_config not found (set PG_CONFIG environment variable)

It's quite simple:

- Find out where pg_config is.
- If you don't have it, install the appropriate package.
- Make sure it's in your PATH or set PG_CONFIG.

Laurenz Albe

Brent Austin <brent1a@yahoo.com> writes:
> Configure still fails....I've tried everything I can figure----
> Last login: Wed Oct 29 02:58:10 on ttys000
> client-6X-1XX-17-XX4:~ brent1a$ cd /psqlodbc-08.03.0300
> client-6X-1XX-17-XX4:psqlodbc-08.03.0300 brent1a$ sudo ./configure
> Password:
> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking for gawk... gawk
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
> checking for pg_config... no
> configure: error: pg_config not found (set PG_CONFIG environment variable)
> client-6X-1XX-17-XX4:psqlodbc-08.03.0300 brent1a$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_config

Putting /usr/local/pgsql/bin in your PATH would probably do it.
Or you could take the script's advice and set PG_CONFIG.

Just as an aside, I wouldn't recommend building packages as root.
You might need to do the install step that way, if you are installing
into a location that only root can write to; but not configure or
build.

            regards, tom lane

Brent Austin <brent1a@yahoo.com> writes:
> I could swear that is what I did......or is it not? That is why I sent a copy/paste of that mess from my terminal:
> it showed that I do have PG_CONFIG installed  and it showed I did set my path.
> That is why I am asking help because configure is saying I did neither when it plainly shows I did (to the best of my
knowledge).

Well, this is one of a number of reasons why it's a bad idea to sudo
right there ... presumably, sudo is resetting the environment to
something it considers safe.

            regards, tom lane