Re: [postgis-users] Re: No source files from which to build Postgis extension

Jason Tishler writes:
>
> > > I used the attached patch to the PostGIS Makefile to workaround this
> > > "problem." Is this cockpit error on my part? Or, is the patch
> > > really necessary?
> >
> > AH... Your makefile patch is the correct solution :-)
>
> My patch is a workaround *not* the solution. It appears that the
> following Makefile line attempted to deal with this issue:
>
> override DLLLIBS := $(BE_DLLLIBS) $(DLLLIBS)
>
> However, the above does not seem to work (anymore).

true sigh....

> Additionally, my patch does not handle the Proj4 case.
>
> > TO PostGIS maintainers Please apply this patch to the PostGIS makefile
>
> PostGIS maintainers, please do not apply this patch as is. I'm willing
> to help develop a real patch, if there is interest.

Plenty of interest !

Any help making PostGIS installation as easy and platform independent
as possible will be *appreciated* :-)

Let us know where we can help.

Thanks again

Norman