Read any last minute information and platform specific porting

notes. There are some platform specific notes at the end of this

file for Ultrix4.x, Linux, BSD/OS and NeXT. There are other

files in directory <FileName>/usr/src/pgsql/doc</FileName>, including files FAQ-Irix

files in directory <FileName>/usr/src/pgsql/postgresql-6.5.3/doc</FileName>, including files FAQ-Irix

and FAQ-Linux. Also look in directory

<ULink url="ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub">ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub</ULink>.

If there is a file called INSTALL in this directory then this

<ProgramListing>

$ cd

$ gunzip -c postgresql-6.5.3.tar.gz \

| tar xvf - src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall

$ chmod a+x src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall

$ src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall > db.out

$ rm -rfsrc

| tar xvf -postgresql-6.5.3/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall

$ chmod a+xpostgresql-6.5.3/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall

$postgresql-6.5.3/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall > db.out

$ rm -rfpostgresql-6.5.3

</ProgramListing>

</Para>

<programlisting>

$ su -

$ cd /usr/src

$ mv pgsqlpgsql_6_0

$ mv pgsqlpgsql.old

$ cd /usr/local

$ mv pgsqlpgsql_6_0

$ mv pgsqlpgsql.old

$ exit

</programlisting>

</Para>

you can specify your actual installation path for

the build process (see the --prefix option below). Type

<ProgramListing>

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/src

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/postgresql-6.5.3/src

$ ./configure [ <replaceable>options</replaceable> ]

</ProgramListing>

</Para>

<acronym>HTML</acronym> documentation. Type

<ProgramListing>

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/doc

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/postgresql-6.5.3/doc

$ gmake install

</ProgramListing>

</para>

Compile the program. Type

<ProgramListing>

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/src

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/postgresql-6.5.3/src

$ gmake all > make.log 2>&1 &

$ tail -f make.log

</ProgramListing>

<Para>

Install the program. Type

<ProgramListing>

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/src

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/postgresql-6.5.3/src

$ gmake install > make.install.log 2>&1 &

$ tail -f make.install.log

</ProgramListing>

<Para>

The last line displayed will be

<programlisting>

gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/pgsql/src/man'

Thank you for choosing PostgreSQL, the most advanced open source

database engine.

</programlisting>

At this point, or earlier if you wish,

type control-C to get out of tail.

complete its installation, either now or later, by becoming the user that

does own the Perl library (often root) (via <command>su</command>) and doing

<ProgramListing>

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/src/interfaces/perl5

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/postgresql-6.5.3/src/interfaces/perl5

$ gmake install

</ProgramListing>

</Para>

<Step Performance="required">

<Para>

Run the regression tests.

The file <filename>/usr/src/pgsql/src/test/regress/README</filename> has detailed

The file <filename>/usr/src/pgsql/postgresql-6.5.3/src/test/regress/README</filename> has detailed

instructions for running and interpreting the regression tests.

A short version follows here:

</Para>

<Para>

Type

<ProgramListing>

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/src/test/regress

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/postgresql-6.5.3/src/test/regress

$ gmake clean

$ gmake all runtest

</ProgramListing>

<ProgramListing>

$ destroydb regression

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/src/test/regress

$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/postgresql-6.5.3/src/test/regress

$ gmake clean

</ProgramListing>

<Para>

Clean up after yourself. Type

<ProgramListing>

$ rm -rf /usr/src/pgsql_6_5

$ rm -rf /usr/local/pgsql_6_5

# Also delete old database directory tree if it is not in

# /usr/local/pgsql_6_5/data

$ rm ~/postgresql-6.5.3.tar.gz

$ rm -rf /usr/src/pgsql

$ rm -rf /usr/src/pgsql.old

# Also delete the old database directory tree if desired.

$ rm -rf /usr/local/pgsql.old

</ProgramListing>

</Para>

</Step>

<Para>

Questions? Bugs? Feedback?

First, read the files in directory <filename>/usr/src/pgsql/doc/</filename>.

First, read the files in directory <filename>/usr/src/pgsql/postgresql-6.5.3/doc/</filename>.

The FAQ in this directory may be particularly useful.

</Para>

<Para>

If <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> failed to compile on your computer

then fill out the form in file <filename>/usr/src/pgsql/doc/bug.template</filename>

then fill out the form in file <filename>/usr/src/pgsql/postgresql-6.5.3/doc/bug.template</filename>

and mail it to the location indicated at the top of the form.

</Para>