For reasons having to do with our particular operation, it is our
custom to build many packages from source code no matter the operating
system, so I don't want to install from the ports tree.
Did you know that when you install from the ports tree, it will actually
download the sources, make important patched for freebsd, and install
from that source? In particular, you can give CFLAGS, makefile defines
etc. In addition, when you install it from the ports tree, it gets
recorded in the package database so you can install other applications
that depend on postgresql. (For example, pgadmin3). Why do you want to
install it from the sources? If you only want to optimize for your CPU
and compile some contrib/extension modules, then you do not need to
install from a source tarball yourself. Using the port will be enough.
The script I used is one which is part of the PostgreSQL package and
is specifically for FreeBSD. As I said the script works as expected.
'/etc/rc.d/postgresql start|stop|restart' all work. I also have a
duplicate script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d which also works as expected
when run manually. Neither of these start the server at boot time.
First of all, since postgresql is not part of the base system, you
should put its rc script under /usr/local/etc/rc.d instead of /etc/rc.d.
The rc script won't be execute unless the following criterion are met:
1. The script is executeable (chmod +x <filename>)
2. The script has a .sh suffix, OR it uses rcorder. (See: man rcorder).
Using rcorder is the better because you can define when to start your
service. (Obvious example: you need to start networking before starting
postgresql...)
3. If the script supports rc variables, then probably you need to adjust
some variables in /etc/rc.conf. However, it depends on the script
itself. Most ports work with rc scripts. Custom programs installed from
source may not need this.
I have an apache2 installation also built from source code, and also
with a script from an external source, also placed in /etc/rc.d and
referenced by the line 'apache2_enable="YES"', and this *does* start
at boot time.
I guess because it is named "apache.sh" instead of "apache", am I right?
So I am a little confused as to what I need to do. If I add .sh to
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql, in my /etc/rc.conf do I change my
reference line to 'enable_postgresql.sh="YES"'?
Of course not. The rc variables can be set in rc.conf. They will be
checked by the postgresql.sh script. E.g. it is not the base system that
checks these variables. Putting variables in rc.conf for programs like
postgresql is good because usually you want to disable/enable services
in rc.conf. Configuring postgresql is another story. However, it is the
startup script of your program that needs to have support for rc variables.
I hope this helps.
Best,
Laszlo
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