Thread: PHP/PgSQL *and* libpq ...
Just a side bar to the whole thread about PHP/MySQL ... I realize that libpq is intwined with the backend right now, but if anyone could think of a way of at least adding a make target that would create a libpq.tar.gz distribution, I believe it would go a long way towards making it easier for ppl to add/compile in PgSQL support into PHP ... right now, to do so, you have to download an 8Meg file to get libpq ... if it could be reduced to a <.5Meg tar.gz file: svr1# du -sk libpq 532 libpq it would be less onerous to download and add the support in ... Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy Systems Administrator @ hub.org primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org
Added to TODO: * Allow creation of a libpq-only tarball --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hermit Hacker wrote: > > Just a side bar to the whole thread about PHP/MySQL ... I realize that > libpq is intwined with the backend right now, but if anyone could think of > a way of at least adding a make target that would create a libpq.tar.gz > distribution, I believe it would go a long way towards making it easier > for ppl to add/compile in PgSQL support into PHP ... right now, to do so, > you have to download an 8Meg file to get libpq ... if it could be reduced > to a <.5Meg tar.gz file: > > svr1# du -sk libpq > 532 libpq > > it would be less onerous to download and add the support in ... > > > > Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy > Systems Administrator @ hub.org > primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@postgresql.org > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001+ If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania19073
Seems like we should also allow for a windows specific distribution of libpq as well. Robert Treat On Tuesday 24 June 2003 10:43 pm, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Added to TODO: > > * Allow creation of a libpq-only tarball > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The Hermit Hacker wrote: > > Just a side bar to the whole thread about PHP/MySQL ... I realize that > > libpq is intwined with the backend right now, but if anyone could think > > of a way of at least adding a make target that would create a > > libpq.tar.gz distribution, I believe it would go a long way towards > > making it easier for ppl to add/compile in PgSQL support into PHP ... > > right now, to do so, you have to download an 8Meg file to get libpq ... > > if it could be reduced to a <.5Meg tar.gz file: > > > > svr1# du -sk libpq > > 532 libpq > > > > it would be less onerous to download and add the support in ...
On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:59:41 -0300 (ADT), "Marc G. Fournier" wrote: > On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Robert Treat wrote: > > > Seems like we should also allow for a windows specific distribution of libpq > > as well. > > I thought that the win32 stuff was being included as part of the base > distribution? IF so, wouldn't such already be included in any > libpq.tar.gz we created? Is there a reason why we'd need a > libpq-win.tar.gz (assuming that that is what you are suggesting?) ... ? > i'm merely suggesting that a *.tar.gz may not be the best method of distribution for windows users. > > > > > > Robert Treat > > > > On Tuesday 24 June 2003 10:43 pm, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > Added to TODO: > > > > > > * Allow creation of a libpq-only tarball > > > Robert treat -- Build A Brighter LAMP :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Robert Treat wrote: > Seems like we should also allow for a windows specific distribution of libpq > as well. I thought that the win32 stuff was being included as part of the base distribution? IF so, wouldn't such already be included in any libpq.tar.gz we created? Is there a reason why we'd need a libpq-win.tar.gz (assuming that that is what you are suggesting?) ... ? > > Robert Treat > > On Tuesday 24 June 2003 10:43 pm, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Added to TODO: > > > > * Allow creation of a libpq-only tarball > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > The Hermit Hacker wrote: > > > Just a side bar to the whole thread about PHP/MySQL ... I realize that > > > libpq is intwined with the backend right now, but if anyone could think > > > of a way of at least adding a make target that would create a > > > libpq.tar.gz distribution, I believe it would go a long way towards > > > making it easier for ppl to add/compile in PgSQL support into PHP ... > > > right now, to do so, you have to download an 8Meg file to get libpq ... > > > if it could be reduced to a <.5Meg tar.gz file: > > > > > > svr1# du -sk libpq > > > 532 libpq > > > > > > it would be less onerous to download and add the support in ... > > > >
Marc G. Fournier wrote: > On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Robert Treat wrote: > >> Seems like we should also allow for a windows specific distribution of libpq >> as well. > > I thought that the win32 stuff was being included as part of the base > distribution? IF so, wouldn't such already be included in any > libpq.tar.gz we created? Is there a reason why we'd need a > libpq-win.tar.gz (assuming that that is what you are suggesting?) ... ? I think he meant a separate binary, somehow installer-wrapped libpq.dll - right? Honestly I think that doesn't do much for windows. It would only do if we would add many other, more or less dependant interfaces, like ODBC, Pgtcl, Pgperl?, JDBC, MyDBC ... but then we get into all the license, packaging, distribution hassle. Jan > > > > > >> Robert Treat >> >> On Tuesday 24 June 2003 10:43 pm, Bruce Momjian wrote: >> > Added to TODO: >> > >> > * Allow creation of a libpq-only tarball >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > The Hermit Hacker wrote: >> > > Just a side bar to the whole thread about PHP/MySQL ... I realize that >> > > libpq is intwined with the backend right now, but if anyone could think >> > > of a way of at least adding a make target that would create a >> > > libpq.tar.gz distribution, I believe it would go a long way towards >> > > making it easier for ppl to add/compile in PgSQL support into PHP ... >> > > right now, to do so, you have to download an 8Meg file to get libpq ... >> > > if it could be reduced to a <.5Meg tar.gz file: >> > > >> > > svr1# du -sk libpq >> > > 532 libpq >> > > >> > > it would be less onerous to download and add the support in ... >> >> >> >> > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html -- #======================================================================# # It's easier to get forgiveness for being wrong than for being right. # # Let's break this rule - forgive me. # #================================================== JanWieck@Yahoo.com #
On Tue, 1 Jul 2003, Jan Wieck wrote: > Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Robert Treat wrote: > > > >> Seems like we should also allow for a windows specific distribution of libpq > >> as well. > > > > I thought that the win32 stuff was being included as part of the base > > distribution? IF so, wouldn't such already be included in any > > libpq.tar.gz we created? Is there a reason why we'd need a > > libpq-win.tar.gz (assuming that that is what you are suggesting?) ... ? > > I think he meant a separate binary, somehow installer-wrapped libpq.dll > - right? > > Honestly I think that doesn't do much for windows. It would only do if > we would add many other, more or less dependant interfaces, like ODBC, > Pgtcl, Pgperl?, JDBC, MyDBC ... but then we get into all the license, > packaging, distribution hassle. Well, actually, I believe Dave already does up the ODBC driver in binary form ... And dont' we have a 'native, non-cygwin' libpq already?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Marc G. Fournier [mailto:scrappy@hub.org] > Sent: 02 July 2003 00:56 > To: Jan Wieck > Cc: Robert Treat; Bruce Momjian; pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] PHP/PgSQL *and* libpq ... > > > > Well, actually, I believe Dave already does up the ODBC > driver in binary form ... Yes I do - but it's LGPL. > And dont' we have a 'native, non-cygwin' libpq already? There are VC++ makefiles for libpq & psql. We use the libpq ones for the win32 port of pgAdmin3. There are no binary distributions of libpq/psql afaik. Regards, Dave.