>> Which version of readline do I need to compile the postgres sources sucessfull ??
>> I've downloaded and installed version 5.0 ...
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>Should work.
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>> The files of readline can be found in: /usr/local/lib, /usr/local/include etc.
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>> when I try to tell configure with the parameter "--with-libraries=/usr/local/lib" where it can find
>> the libraries it won't work too... so what am I doing wrong ?!?
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>You also need something like "--with-includes=/usr/local/include"
I know I've tried it with both parameters too but without luck....
>> I'm using Suse Linux 9.0...
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>Hmm, when using gcc I'd expect it to look in /usr/local without any
>prodding. Define "won't work" --- what happens exactly when you
>run configure? If it fails at one of the readline probing steps,
>let's see the corresponding part of config.log, not just the terminal
>output.
Ok, I've uploaded the complete log file on my webspace you can find it here:
http://www.darkcloud14.de/config.log
Maybe someone of you know what else could be the problem..
Ohh and no I haven't tried Suses RPM files yet... (it's an old version ;-) )
THX
Alex