Tom Lane wrote: > Dave Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> And we really should make VC++ install in the same locations as mingw by >> default anyway. > > I think you guys may be misinterpreting what's happening: this behavior > is not platform-sensitive, it is path-sensitive. In particular, the > configure script will interpolate /postgresql into some of the > installation paths unless the given path already contains "postgres" > or "pgsql". On some of my machines I build working versions into > /home/postgres, and there I get paths like > /home/postgres/version82/share/timezone/... > and on others I build into /home/tgl and get paths like > /home/tgl/version82/share/postgresql/timezone/... > > So what I think is happening is that Magnus is getting fooled by which > username he builds under. The thing to standardize on is the full > path you want the stuff to install in (and make sure it doesn't mention > postgres twice).
Yup. I had no idea it did that :-) It certainly explains the difference. Since the default path is /usr/local/pgsql.. But on the linux box in question I build into /home/mha/pginst/HEAD/. //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate