Re: 8.3.6 build error on Debian Lenny

Josh Trutwin <josh(at)trutwins(dot)homeip(dot)net> writes:
> Hi - I'm trying to build 8.3.6 on a box recently upgraded from Sarge
> to Lenny and I get the following error during compile:

> make[4]: Entering directory
> `/backup/source/db/postgresql-8.3.6/src/backend/utils/adt' gcc -O2
> -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline
> -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wendif-labels -fno-strict-aliasing
> -fwrapv -I../../../../src/include -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/local/lib -c
> -o geo_ops.o geo_ops.c /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.2/cc1: symbol
> lookup error: /usr/lib/libmpfr.so.1: undefined symbol:
> __gmp_get_memory_functions

[ blink... ] There's no reason for a compile to be looking into shared
libraries. What I think must have happened here is that this reflects a
bogus function call internally in gcc itself. Which probably means that
you have a gcc version that's out-of-sync with your libmpfr.so.1 version
(whatever the heck that is). I'd suggest asking around among some
Debian experts, or just reinstalling instead of upgrading.

regards, tom lane