----- Original Message ----- > On Tuesday 13 April 2004 16:43, Donald Fraser wrote: > > I am trying to build Postgres 7.4.2 from the source rpm on Red Hat Linux > > 7.1 2.96-98 > > While I do test builds on a Red Hat 7.3 compatible system, I do not do so on a > 7.1 system. Sorry. > > > I get the following error message: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] usr]# rpmbuild --rebuild postgresql-7.4.2-1PGDG.src.rpm > > Installing postgresql-7.4.2-1PGDG.src.rpm > > error: failed build dependencies: > > tcl-devel is needed by postgresql-7.4.2-1PGDG > > rpmbuild --rebuild --define 'build7x 1' postgresql-7.4.2-1PGDG.src.rpm > > But you might find other things broken, like Python. You can remove the whole > python client build if you wish (and don't need a python client) by passing > 'python 0' as a --define. AFAIK that will work on RHL7.1. YMMV. > > I am testing some scripts/macros that will automatically figure out the > system; they are not production ready yet. > > > My problem is that I can't find a binary or a source for tcl-devel for Red > > Hat Linux 7.1. > > The package doesn't exist in the 7.x series. All you need is the main tcl > package in 7.x, and the build7x macro in the spec file takes care of that. > -- > Lamar Owen
Thanks for the reply Lamar. By about midnight last night after giving up on most other ideas I read through the build spec. file and found the parameter build7x option. Additionally I found that I could disable the python compilation as you proposed... Wish I had read through that file first! Regards Donald Fraser ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
