Problem solved. I added some printf statements in order do print some debug information.
The tools like pg_ctl always run postmaster -V in order to get the version number. The printf statements that I added, printed extra info which pg_ctl could not "understand". Therefore I got the error. Regards, Gevik -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Cramer Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 1:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [HACKERS] newbie compile question. please help Check the path of pg_ctl and postmaster, you must have two versions on the machine somewhere. Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Dear Folks, > >Could someone please tell me what I am doing wrong here? > >I made some minor changes to >main.c then >make then >make install > >when I want to start the postmaster I get > >************************************************** >The program "postmaster" was found by >"/home/gevik/postgres/build2/bin/pg_ctl" >but was not the same version as pg_ctl. >Check your installation. >************************************************* > >What am I doing wrong here? > >Regards, > >Gevik > > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > > > > -- Dave Cramer http://www.postgresintl.com 519 939 0336 ICQ#14675561 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
