Unable to compile postgresql-18.1

From: Ibrahim Shaame <ishaame(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Unable to compile postgresql-18.1
Date: 2026-01-02 18:23:58
Message-ID: CAJOWwD4dUe-zRw2kd_jJgy5m1Aa8mGNKKwn-_DywSwUDt5ik4g@mail.gmail.com
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Hello there
I have tried to compile from source postgresql-18.1 but it fails and I get
the following error:

gcc: fatal error: cannot read spec file ‘./specs’: Is a directory
compilation terminated.
make[2]: *** [<builtin>: isolationtester.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory
'/data/dwnlds/dwnld_slack/postgresql-18.1/src/test/isolation'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:42: all-test/isolation-recurse] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/data/dwnlds/dwnld_slack/postgresql-18.1/src'
make: *** [GNUmakefile:11: all-src-recurse] Error 2

Last compilation of postgresql-18.0 worked perfectly without issue and on
the same laptop
Any suggestions?

I am on : Slackware64 Linux 15.0 (Current)
Acer E5-771 laptop

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