A libpq library on Mac OS X is made as a loadable library (bundle). Since a shared library version (dylib) of libpq does not exist, all programs which use libpq are always linked with a static version of libpq.
Psql made by a current make rule: $ ls -l /opt/pgsql/7.3/bin/psql psql -rwxr-xr-x 1 sugita admin 188616 Dec 22 01:25 /opt/pgsql/7.3/bin/psql $ otool -L /opt/pgsql/7.3/bin/psql /opt/pgsql/7.3/bin/psql: /usr/lib/libz.1.1.3.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.1.3) /usr/local/lib/libreadline.4.1.dylib (compatibility version 4.0.0, current version 4.1.0) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 63.0.0) $ Psql made by a hand made shared library: $ ls -l psql -rwxr-xr-x 1 sugita wheel 138732 Dec 22 01:34 psql* $ otool -L psql psql: libpq.2.2.dylib (compatibility version 2.0.0, current version 2.2.0) /usr/lib/libz.1.1.3.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.1.3) /usr/local/lib/libreadline.4.1.dylib (compatibility version 4.0.0, current version 4.1.0) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 63.0.0) $ Make rules for shared library and loadable library are required to make both type of libraries. How to change PostgreSQL make rules? Kenji Sugita ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org