Thread: Building PostgreSQL from Source using MinGW

"Lee, Patricia S." <Patricia.Lee@unisys.com> writes:
> I'm trying to build postgreSQL 8.0.3 from source using MinGW

The people who know how to do that probably don't hang out in
pgsql-novice ;-).  Try asking for help in pgsql-hackers-win32.

However, your immediate problem is simply failure to read configure's
error message:

> configure: error: zlib library not found
> If you have zlib already installed, see config.log for details on the
> failure.  It is possible the compiler isn't looking in the proper
> directory.
> Use --without-zlib to disable zlib support.

            regards, tom lane

Ah, so you read FAQ_MINGW.  Don't you see the line --without-zlib below.
That is what you need to use to build it, and this is mentioned in
FAQ_MINGW.

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Lee, Patricia S. wrote:
> I'm trying to build postgreSQL 8.0.3 from source using MinGW (the
> suggested emulator), and I don't see any step-by-step instructions on
> how to do this.  I've seen the INSTALL and FAQ_MINGW docs, but it still
> doesn't make sense to me.  After I'm finished and get this to compile, I
> would love to create such a document if one does not already exist.
>
>
>
> First, I installed MinGW.
>
> 1.    Install MinGW
>
>     a.    Go to URL:  http://www.mingw.org/download.shtml
>     b.    Download:  MinGW-4.1.1.exe
> <http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MinGW-4.1.1.exe?download>
>
>                                                                i.
> Install full set of packages
>
>     c.    Download:  MSYS-1.0.10.exe
> <http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/MSYS-1.0.10.exe?download>
>
>                                                                i.
> Answer y/n questions (installed MinGW on "c:/mingw".  Make sure this is
> entered because you will not be able to mount the directory otherwise.)
>
>
>
> Then, I did a configure using the following...
>
> (I received the following errors when I then tried to do a make.  Any
> suggestions would be welcome.)
>
>
>
> LEEP ~/sources/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.0.3
>
> $ configure --prefix=/c/PostgreSQL/8.0.3
>
> checking build system type... i686-pc-mingw32
>
> checking host system type... i686-pc-mingw32
>
> checking which template to use... win32
>
> checking whether to build with 64-bit integer date/time support... no
>
> checking whether NLS is wanted... no
>
> checking for default port number... 5432
>
> checking for gcc... gcc
>
> checking for C compiler default output... a.exe
>
> checking whether the C compiler works... yes
>
> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
>
> checking for suffix of executables... .exe
>
> checking for suffix of object files... o
>
> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
>
> checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
>
> checking if gcc supports -Wdeclaration-after-statement... yes
>
> checking if gcc supports -Wold-style-definition... yes
>
> checking if gcc supports -Wendif-labels... yes
>
> checking if gcc supports -fno-strict-aliasing... yes
>
> configure: using CFLAGS=-O2 -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith
> -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wold-style-definition -Wendif-labels
> -fno-strict-aliasing
>
> checking whether the C compiler still works... yes
>
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
>
> checking allow thread-safe client libraries... no
>
> checking whether to build with Tcl... no
>
> checking whether to build Perl modules... no
>
> checking whether to build Python modules... no
>
> checking whether to build with Kerberos 4 support... no
>
> checking whether to build with Kerberos 5 support... no
>
> checking whether to build with PAM support... no
>
> checking whether to build with Rendezvous support... no
>
> checking whether to build with OpenSSL support... no
>
> configure: WARNING: *** Readline does not work on MinGW --- disabling
>
> configure: using CPPFLAGS= -I./src/include/port/win32 -DEXEC_BACKEND
>
> configure: using LDFLAGS=-Wl,--allow-multiple-definition
>
> checking for gawk... gawk
>
> checking for flex... no
>
> configure: WARNING:
>
> *** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS or
>
> *** change any of the scanner definition files.  You can obtain Flex
> from
>
> *** a GNU mirror site.  (If you are using the official distribution of
>
> *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex
>
> *** output is pre-generated.)
>
> checking whether ln -s works... yes
>
> checking for ld used by GCC... c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe
>
> checking if the linker (c:/mingw/mingw32/bin/ld.exe) is GNU ld... yes
>
> checking for ranlib... ranlib
>
> checking for lorder... no
>
> checking for tar... /bin/tar
>
> checking for strip... strip
>
> checking whether it is possible to strip libraries... yes
>
> checking for bison... no
>
> configure: WARNING:
>
> *** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS or
>
> *** change any of the parser definition files.  You can obtain Bison
> from
>
> *** a GNU mirror site.  (If you are using the official distribution of
>
> *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the
> Bison
>
> *** output is pre-generated.)  To use a different yacc program
> (possible,
>
> *** but not recommended), set the environment variable YACC before
> running
>
> *** 'configure'.
>
> checking for perl... no
>
> checking for main in -lbsd... no
>
> checking for setproctitle in -lutil... no
>
> checking for main in -lm... yes
>
> checking for main in -ldl... no
>
> checking for main in -lnsl... no
>
> checking for main in -lsocket... no
>
> checking for main in -lipc... no
>
> checking for main in -lIPC... no
>
> checking for main in -llc... no
>
> checking for main in -ldld... no
>
> checking for main in -lld... no
>
> checking for main in -lcompat... no
>
> checking for main in -lBSD... no
>
> checking for main in -lgen... no
>
> checking for main in -lPW... no
>
> checking for main in -lresolv... no
>
> checking for library containing getopt_long... none required
>
> checking for main in -lunix... no
>
> checking for library containing crypt... no
>
> checking for library containing fdatasync... no
>
> checking for shmget in -lcygipc... no
>
> checking for main in -lwsock32... yes
>
> checking for inflate in -lz... no
>
> configure: error: zlib library not found
>
> If you have zlib already installed, see config.log for details on the
>
> failure.  It is possible the compiler isn't looking in the proper
> directory.
>
> Use --without-zlib to disable zlib support.
>
>
>
> LEEP ~/sources/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.0.3
>
> $ make
>
> You need to run the 'configure' program first. See the file
>
> 'INSTALL' for installation instructions.
>
> make: *** [all] Error 1
>
> LEEP ~/sources/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.0.3
>
> $ gmake
>
> sh: gmake: command not found
>
>
>

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