From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Michael Felt <mamfelt(at)gmail(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-bugs <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Before I call it a bug - some comments and questions |
Date: | 2010-09-09 15:14:36 |
Message-ID: | 29611.1284045276@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Michael Felt <mamfelt(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> -- As I build, generally, as root - this failed because initdb does not want
> to run as root
Many people regard that as bad practice ...
> --- why is the initial make installing/copying anything outside of the
> project directory (in this case it was /usr/local/pgsql if I recall
> correctly).
Because that's the default installation prefix.
> 3. A question: what is the best way to get the make process to install in a
> alturnate directory. Some projects use an environment variable.
configure --prefix=/some/path
> 4. Minor point: why is /usr/local/include not in the -I list by default?
That would be something to ask your compiler vendor. It's no business
of postgres' to assume that some non-default -I switches are
appropriate. I believe that gcc is very often configured to include
/usr/local in its default -I path, but that's up to local custom.
regards, tom lane
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