On Tue, 26 Mar 2019 22:18:53 +0900 (JST) Tatsuo Ishii <is...@sraoss.co.jp> wrote:
> > One of our clients suggested that the installation document[1] lacks > > description > > about requriements of installing *-devel packages. For example, > > postgresqlxx-devel > > is required for using --with-pgsql, and openssl-devel for --with-openssl, > > and so on, > > but these are not documented. > > > > [1] http://www.pgpool.net/docs/pgpool-II-3.7.4/en/html/install-pgpool.html > > > > I know the document of PostgreSQL[2] also lacks the description about > > openssl-devel, > > kerberos-devel, etc. (except to readline-devl). However, it would be > > convenient > > for users who want to install Pgpool-II from source code if the required > > packages > > for installation are described in the document explicitly. > > > > [2] https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/install-requirements.html > > > > Is it not worth to consider this? > > I am against the idea. > > Development package names could differ according to > distributions/OS. For example, the developement package of OpenSSL is > "openssl-dev", not "openssl-devel" in Debian or Debian derived > systems. > > Another reason is, a user who is installaing software from source code > should be familiar enough with the fact that each software requires > development libraries. > > In summary adding not-so-complete-list-of-development-package-names to > our document will give incorrect information to novice users, and will > be annoying for skilled users. OK. I agreed. # From this viewpoint, it would not be so good that PostgreSQL doc[2] # mentions readline-devel...., but this is noa a topic here. > > > BTW, the Pgpool-II doc[2] says: > > > > --with-memcached=path > > Pgpool-II binaries will use memcached for in memory query cache. You > > have to install libmemcached. > > > > , but maybe libmemcached-devel is correct instead of libmemcached? > > I don't think so. "libmemcached-devel" is just a package name in a > cetain Linux distribution. "libmemcached" is a more geneal and non > distribution dependent term. Thanks for your explaination. I understood it. > Best regards, > -- > Tatsuo Ishii > SRA OSS, Inc. Japan > English: http://www.sraoss.co.jp/index_en.php > Japanese:http://www.sraoss.co.jp -- Yugo Nagata <nag...@sraoss.co.jp>
