On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
>>> However, during the make, postgres requires perl devel. Should this
>>> not be covered in the configure script?
>>
>> No, it's not configure's job to do the job of make or the compiler.
>
> Nonsense, we should be checking everything w
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>> However, during the make, postgres requires perl devel. Should this
>> not be covered in the configure script?
>
> No, it's not configure's job to do the job of make or the compiler.
Nonsense, we should be checking everything we can. Why wai
On tis, 2010-12-28 at 18:30 -0500, Gurjeet Singh wrote:
> What is the difference between this and how libreadline or zlib are checked
> by configure? I am referring to the configure error that pronpts us to use
> --without-readline.
Sure, it's inconsistent. It's just a matter of how much code you
On tis, 2010-12-28 at 15:29 -0800, John R Pierce wrote:
> I believe he's suggesting that configure should be confirming the
> availability and location of these prerequisites, just as it locates
> and validates the perl install and many other prerequisite tools.
Sure, but that's just extra code t
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> On tis, 2010-12-28 at 12:19 +, Mario Ohnewald wrote:
> > However, during the make, postgres requires perl devel. Should this
> > not be covered in the configure script?
>
> No, it's not configure's job to do the job of make or the com
On 12/28/10 3:22 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
On tis, 2010-12-28 at 12:19 +, Mario Ohnewald wrote:
However, during the make, postgres requires perl devel. Should this
not be covered in the configure script?
No, it's not configure's job to do the job of make or the compiler.
I believe he's
On tis, 2010-12-28 at 12:19 +, Mario Ohnewald wrote:
> However, during the make, postgres requires perl devel. Should this
> not be covered in the configure script?
No, it's not configure's job to do the job of make or the compiler.
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The following bug has been logged online:
Bug reference: 5802
Logged by: Mario Ohnewald
Email address: m...@imos.net
PostgreSQL version: 8.4.6
Operating system: Linux / Debian Lenny 5.0.6
Description:configure script does not check for perl devel files
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