Thread: take endless time to MAKE on RH Linux 9

Hello,

It will end just be patient.

I have complied from source the same way with this version before.

Mike
On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 15:31, Max Chu wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to install Postgresql 7.4.3 on RedHat Linux 9.
> After I finished ./configure, I typed 'gmake', then it began to check.
> It shows 'checking for int ... yes' and a list of checking results.
> After a while,
> I noticed it looped back to 'checking for int ... yes' again. So this
> MAKE is never
> going to end.(there are some results showed 'checking for something
> ... no').
> Could someone tell me what is wrong with it? Thank you very much.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Max Chu

"Max Chu" <maxc@ausdragon.com.au> writes:
> I am trying to install Postgresql 7.4.3 on RedHat Linux 9.
> After I finished ./configure, I typed 'gmake', then it began to check.
> It shows 'checking for int ... yes' and a list of checking results. After a=
>  while,
> I noticed it looped back to 'checking for int ... yes' again. So this MAKE =
> is never
> going to end.

Check your system clock.  "make" gets very confused if it builds a
derived file and finds that the timestamp on the derived file
is still before the timestamp of the source file ...

            regards, tom lane