Jeff Davis <list-pgsql-general(at)empires(dot)org> writes:
> Supplying --no-deps to rpm seems dangerous to me,
> although perhaps Lamar's directions are known to be safe enough.
> Download postgres 7.0 source, compile & install it in it's own new directory
> (so that it doesn't clutter up your system later) and on it's own
> port.
I like Jeff's approach better too. One caveat: you need to configure
your build with the same options as the RPM build you were using,
especially --enable-locale and --enable-multibyte if the RPM used them
(which I believe it does).
regards, tom lane