Re: 7.0RC2 compile error !

frank <f(dot)callaghan(at)ieee(dot)org> writes:
> Yup your dead right, the <string> include failed in the configure.
> Isn't configure supposed to tell the user that something failed ?,
> I have no idea what is an acceptable configuration for this s/w !

> checking for namespace std in C++... yes
> checking for include <string> in C++... no
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Yup, there's our problem. Your C++ setup is evidently pretty modern,
since it knows what namespace std is. My guess is that you don't have
the headers for libstdc++ installed.

It would probably be a good idea to add another configure test to see
whether class "string" is actually available, and disable building
libpq++ if not. (We shouldn't simply kill libpq++ if the "include
<string>" test fails, since older C++ installations may have class
string in <string.h>. But if we can't find a header that defines class
string at all, then libpq++ is definitely going to fall over.)

Any objections if I sneak in such a configure test? Should be a
low-risk change.

regards, tom lane