Re: BUG #5960: No rule to make target 'libpq.a', needed by 'all-static-lib'

Hello Etienne,

Thanks for your answer.
What do you mean by "you may have hitten yourself in the foot with the --disable-shared option"?
When I don't use this option, everything works fine.
Compiling PostgreSQL 8.4.7 doesn't work either.
The problem is that I need a static libpq. Leaving out the --disable-shared option doesn't results in some pseudo-static libpq and my application still requires a dynamic libpq apart from the static one.

Regards,
Julia

----- Original Nachricht ----
Von: Etienne Robillard <erob(at)gthcfoundation(dot)org>
An: Julia Jacobson <julia(dot)jacobson(at)arcor(dot)de>
Datum: 30.03.2011 17:14
Betreff: Re: [BUGS] BUG #5960: No rule to make target 'libpq.a',
needed by 'all-static-lib'

> On 30/03/11 09:54 AM, Julia Jacobson wrote:
> > The following bug has been logged online:
> >
> > Bug reference: 5960
> > Logged by: Julia Jacobson
> > Email address: julia(dot)jacobson(at)arcor(dot)de
> > PostgreSQL version: 8.4.6
> > Operating system: Windows 7 with Msys/MinGW
> > Description: No rule to make target 'libpq.a', needed by
> > 'all-static-lib'
> > Details:
> >
> > Dear PostgreSQL developers,
> >
> > When trying to compile PostgreSQL 8.4.6 on Windows 7 using MSys (MinGW)
> in
> > order to build a static version of libpq by the commands
> > ./configure --without-zlib --disable-shared
> > make
> > the compilation process ends with the error message
> > "No rule to make target 'libpq.a', needed by 'all-static-lib'".
> > This issue was already discussed here on the mailing list more than 6
> years
> > ago and successfully fixed with a patch:
> > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers-win32/2004-10/msg00057.php
> > However, it seems to me like there is a similar problem in version 8.4.x.
> > Please corrected me if I'm wrong.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Julia
> >
> >
> hm, out of the blue, i believe you may have hitten yourself in the foot
> with the --disable-shared option. If that fails. then maybe you'll have
> different
> results with postgresql 8.4.7..
>
> Cheers,
>
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