[postgis-users] Installing postgis-0.9.1

[strk at refractions.net]

1. Did you run make install from the postgis directory ?
2. Can you find libpostgis.so.0.9 somewhere under postgresql lib dir ?
3. What's the output of 'pg_config --pkglibdir' ?

--strk;

On Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at 12:10:30PM +0000, Shaq Gbadebo wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I am pretty new to the Linux world, and I am trying to build a GIS system 
> for a project. with a tight deadline. I ran into a little probem, and was 
> hoping I could urgently get a hand from the experts, any sort of help will 
> be ultimately appreciated.
> 
> I have installed, Linux Redhat 9 (shrike) onto my laptop.
> Succeessfully installed postgresql-8.0.1.
> Installing postgis-0.9.1, everything went smoothly until i entered the, 
> "psql -f postgis.sql -d Explore" command, as "Explore" is my database name.
> 
> I got the error below:
> psql:postgis.sql:42: NOTICE:  ProcedureCreate: type histogram2d is not yet 
> defined
> psql:postgis.sql:42: ERROR:  stat failed on file 
> '$libdir/libpostgis.so.0.9': No such file or directory
> psql:postgis.sql:47: ERROR:  current transaction is aborted, queries 
> ignored until end of transaction ......
> ......
> psql:postgis.sql:2373: ERROR:  current transaction is aborted, queries 
> ignored until end of transaction block
> psql:postgis.sql:2378: ERROR:  current transaction is aborted, queries 
> ignored until end of transaction block
> COMMIT
> 
> I know it has something to do with the postgis library, and I have tried 
> all sorts of ways to get around this, like manually creating a libdir 
> folder, that is refered to in the error, which does not seem to be anywhere.
> 
> THanks for your time.
> Segun.
> 
> 
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