>1) Is it better to install from source or from SRPM ?
Compile manually. reason: up to date. >2) Where have I to put the binaries and data ? >I know the default are: /usr/local/pgsql/bin/ and /usr/local/pgsql/data/ >but SUSE use /usr/bin/ and /var/lib/pgsql/data. just leave the defaults of the Postgresql-tarball (=/usr/local/pgsql/) >3) Can I make a simple ./configure or is better to use any command line >options? If you don't need native Perl or whateve rinterfaces, SSL, ... you can run a simple ./configure (/usr/local/pgsql/ will be the destination) >4) To start postgres at system startup can I mantain the postgres Suse >script for the 7.0.3. version or I have to make a script by myself? Have a look at contrib/start-scripts/ in the source-tarball. >5) If now I install PG from source, do I need to reinstall PG when Suse >releases the upgrade ? >Thanks in advance for your help. if you don't have the old SuSE package installed, just don't do anything. Keep upgrading manually (ie: compile, if you find an upgrade necessary) Stefan -- Wohlstand ist, wenn die Menschen mehr Uhren haben, als Zeit. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
