Re: debian unstable postgresql-8.3 installation problem

2008-02-19 Thread jeffry s
i have some clue on this problem. i think the installer script problem. after fail to use debian package. i tried to install using tar ball files (source code) downloaded from postgresql.org website. when i compile the file i get the error configure: error: readline library not found If you have

Re: debian unstable postgresql-8.3 installation problem

2008-02-19 Thread jeffry s
no postrgesql process running. the touch command exited successfully. apt-get remove --purge postgresql and apt-get install postgresql. end up the same problem. i suspect the installer script problem. but i am not sure. On Feb 17, 2008 6:27 PM, Tobias Nissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jeffry s

Re: debian unstable postgresql-8.3 installation problem

2008-02-18 Thread Jude DaShiell
I think the scripts to install that package are messed up in a couple places. When last I tried to install it postgresql-8.3 couldn't fully install so I ended up trying to delete all of postgresql with aptitude remove --purge and when that failed I got specific and targeted that exact package

Re: debian unstable postgresql-8.3 installation problem

2008-02-17 Thread Tobias Nissen
jeffry s wrote: > i got the message during installation > > bayau:/var/log/postgresql# apt-get install postgresql-8.3 > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > postgresql-8.3 is already the newest version. > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 622 not upgraded

Re: debian unstable postgresql-8.3 installation problem

2008-02-16 Thread Tobias Nissen
jeffry s wrote: > i am using debian unstable with gnome desktop. > but i failed to install postgresql package. this is the error message > > Starting PostgreSQL 8.3 database server: main* Error: Could not > create log file /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.3-main.log failed! > > doing ls /var/log

debian unstable postgresql-8.3 installation problem

2008-02-16 Thread jeffry s
i am using debian unstable with gnome desktop. but i failed to install postgresql package. this is the error message Starting PostgreSQL 8.3 database server: main* Error: Could not create log file /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.3-main.log failed! doing ls /var/log output drwxrwxr-t 2 root