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<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.69 2001/12/08 03:24:22 thomas Exp $ -->
<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.70 2001/12/19 18:49:56 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="installation">
<title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
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<screen>
<userinput>gmake --version</userinput>
</screen>
If at all possible you should use version 3.76.1 or later.
It is recommended to use version 3.76.1 or later.
</para>
</listitem>
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into private directories under
<varname>includedir</varname>.
See the <citetitle>Programmer's Guide</citetitle> for
information how to get at the header files for each interface.
information about how to get at the header files for each interface.
Finally, a private subdirectory will also be created, if appropriate,
under <varname>libdir</varname> for dynamically loadable modules.
</para>
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to display a program's message in a language other than
English. <replaceable>LANGUAGES</replaceable> is a space
separated list of codes of the languages that you want
supported. (The intersection between your list and the set
supported, for example <literal>--enable-nls='de fr'</>.
(The intersection between your list and the set
of actually provided translations will be computed
automatically.) If you do not specify it, then all available
translations are installed.
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<para>
Build the ODBC driver. By default, the driver will be independent
of a driver manager. To work better with a driver manager already
installed on your system, use one of the following options. More
information can be found in the <citetitle>Programmer's Guide</citetitle>.
installed on your system, use one of the following options in addition
to this one. More information can be found in the
<citetitle>Programmer's Guide</citetitle>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--with-krb4=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>
<term><option>--with-krb5=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>
<term><option>--with-krb4<optional>=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></></option></term>
<term><option>--with-krb5<optional>=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Build with support for Kerberos authentication. You can use
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<seealso>SSL</seealso>
</indexterm>
<term><option>--with-openssl=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></option></term>
<term><option>--with-openssl<optional>=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Build with support for <acronym>SSL</> (encrypted) connections.
......@@ -969,7 +971,7 @@ All of PostgreSQL is successfully made. Ready to install.
</para>
<para>
The standard install installs only the header files needed for client
The standard installation contains only the header files needed for client
application development. If you plan to do any server-side program
development (such as custom functions or data types written in C),
then you may want to install the entire <productname>PostgreSQL</>
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</para>
<formalpara>
<title>Client-only installation</title>
<title>Client-only installation:</title>
<para>
If you want to install only the client applications and
interface libraries, then you can use these commands:
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<option><literal>--libdir</></> to in <xref linkend="configure">.
You should put these commands into a shell start-up file such as
<filename>/etc/profile</> or <filename>~/.bash_profile</>. Some
good information about the caveats associated with the method can
good information about the caveats associated with this method can
be found at <ulink
url="http://www.visi.com/~barr/ldpath.html"></ulink>.
</para>
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<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
The <citetitle>Tutorial</> should be your first reading if you
are completely new to <acronym>SQL</> databases. It should have
been installed at
<filename>/usr/local/pgsql/doc/html/tutorial.html</> unless you
The <productname>PostgreSQL</> distribution contains a
comprehensive documentation set, which you should read sometime.
After installation, the documentation can be accessed by
pointing your browser to
<filename>/usr/local/pgsql/doc/html/index.html</>, unless you
changed the installation directories.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The <citetitle>Tutorial</> should be your first reading if you
are completely new to <acronym>SQL</> databases.
If you are familiar with database concepts then you want to
proceed with the <citetitle>Administrator's Guide</citetitle>,
which contains information about how to set up the database
server, database users, and authentication. It can be found at
<filename>/usr/local/pgsql/doc/html/admin.html</>.
server, database users, and authentication.
</para>
</listitem>
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<entry>OBSD-3.0</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenUnix</></entry>
<entry><systemitem class="osname">OpenUNIX</></entry>
<entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
<entry>7.2</entry>
<entry>2001-11-28,
......@@ -1567,7 +1569,7 @@ gunzip -c user.ps.gz \
<entry>2001-05-24,
Bernd Tegge (<email>tegge@repas-aeg.de</email>)
</entry>
<entry>7.2 w/patches on QNX 6; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_QNX4</filename></entry>
<entry>see also <filename>doc/FAQ_QNX4</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><systemitem class="osname">Solaris</></entry>
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Martin Renters (<email>martin@datafax.com</email>)</entry>
<entry>2.8; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_Solaris</filename></entry>
</row>
<!--
No longer compiles without error, but not really needing to be listed
as unsupported either since it is superceded by Solaris. - thomas 2001-12-03
<row>
<entry><systemitem class="osname">SunOS</></entry>
<entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
<entry>7.1</entry>
<entry>2001-03-23,
Tatsuo Ishii (<email>t-ishii@sra.co.jp</email>)</entry>
<entry>4.1.4</entry>
</row>
-->
<row>
<entry><systemitem class="osname">Tru64</></entry>
<entry><systemitem class="osname">Tru64 UNIX</></entry>
<entry><systemitem>Alpha</></entry>
<entry>7.2</entry>
<entry>2001-11-26,
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</informaltable>
<formalpara>
<title>Unsupported Platforms</title>
<title>Unsupported Platforms:</title>
<para>
The following platforms have not been verified to work. Platforms
listed for version 6.3.x and later should also work with
&version;, but we did not receive explicit confirmation of such at
the time this list was compiled. We include these here to let you
The following platforms are either known not to work, or they used
to work in a previous release and we did not receive explicit
confirmation of a successful test with version &majorversion; at
the time this list was compiled. We include these here to let you
know that these platforms <emphasis>could</> be supported if given
some attention.
</para>
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<entry><systemitem>m88k</></entry>
<entry>6.3</entry>
<entry>1998-03-01, Brian E Gallew (<email>geek+@cmu.edu</email>)</entry>
<entry>6.4 probably OK</entry>
<entry>no recent reports</entry>
</row>
<!--
Obsolete platform? This distro was merged into PPC afaik. - thomas 2001-12-07
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<entry>1998-03-01, David Wetzel (<email>dave@turbocat.de</email>)</entry>
<entry>bit rot suspected</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><systemitem class="osname">QNX 6</></entry>
<entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
<entry>7.2</entry>
<entry>2001-11-20, Igor Kovalenko (<email>Igor.Kovalenko@motorola.com</email>)</entry>
<entry>patches available, but too late for 7.2</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><systemitem class="osname">SCO OpenServer 5</></entry>
<entry><systemitem>x86</></entry>
<entry>6.5</entry>
<entry>1999-05-25, Andrew Merrill (<email>andrew@compclass.com</>)</entry>
<entry>7.1 should work, but no reports; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_SCO</filename></entry>
<entry>7.2 should work, but no reports; see also <filename>doc/FAQ_SCO</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><systemitem class="osname">SunOS</></entry>
<entry><systemitem>Sparc</></entry>
<entry>7.2</entry>
<entry>2001-12-04, Tatsuo Ishii (<email>t-ishii@sra.co.jp</email>)</entry>
<entry><function>memcmp()</> does not work correctly, so probably not reliable</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><systemitem class="osname">System V R4</></entry>
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<entry><systemitem>MIPS</></entry>
<entry>6.4</entry>
<entry>1998-10-28, Frank Ridderbusch (<email>ridderbusch.pad@sni.de</email>)</entry>
<entry>no 64-bit integer</entry>
<entry>no recent reports</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><systemitem class="osname">Ultrix</></entry>
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<entry><systemitem>VAX</></entry>
<entry>6.x</entry>
<entry>1998-03-01</entry>
<entry>No recent reports</entry>
<entry>no recent reports</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><systemitem class="osname">Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000</> (native)</entry>
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<entry>2001-03-26, Magnus Hagander (<email>mha@sollentuna.net</email>)</entry>
<entry>
client-side libraries (<application>libpq</> and <application>psql</>) or ODBC or JDBC, no server-side;
<![%standalone-include[see Administrator's Guide]]>
<![%standalone-include[see <citetitle>Administrator's Guide</>]]>
<![%standalone-ignore[see <xref linkend="install-win32">]]>
for instructions
</entry>
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