I have just run compiled postgres on AIX (AIX 5.3, pgsql version 8.4.4) and have a few surprises regarding the make process.
1. Very nice - it found gmake as /usr/local/bin/make and called GNUmakefile 2. The make completes and it starts a test. -- As I build, generally, as root - this failed because initdb does not want to run as root -- su to another user after changing ownership of the files, fails because not enough space (maybe check for space) -- enlarge filesystem, run make again, tests all succeed, and then make fails trying to install docs (not root!) --- why is the initial make installing/copying anything outside of the project directory (in this case it was /usr/local/pgsql if I recall correctly). --- My non-root user has no right to write there, so the "build" failed again. 3. A question: what is the best way to get the make process to install in a alturnate directory. Some projects use an environment variable. 4. Minor point: why is /usr/local/include not in the -I list by default? I had to add CFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include for configure to complete. Regards, Michael
