[postgis-users] Installation Question

[Antti.Roppola at brs.gov.au]

Hi Thomas,

I think you need a configured Postgres source to compile against.

I installed the Debian Postres packages and then grabbed the
source bundle using 'apt-get source postgresql'. I can't
remember exactly what I did next, but I unpacked the postgis
source into ./contrib and issued './debian/rules binary' to
build a Debian package. Let's take a guess at it being:

	apt-get install postgresql
	cd /usr/src/postgres
	apt-get source posgresql
	gzip -d < postgresql-7.2.1.tgz |tar xvf -
	cd postgresql-7.2.1/contrib
	gzip -d < ../../postgis.tgz |tar xvf
	cd ..
	./debian/rules binary
	cd ./contrib/postgis/
	make
	make install

It all went pretty smoothly, so I didn't actually make any notes.  :o)

Cheers,

Antti
P.S. Your apt.sources list will need source entries for apt-get source to work

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas, Cord [mailto:cthomas at rand.org]
Sent: Tuesday, 20 August 2002 7:58 AM
To: 'postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net'
Subject: [postgis-users] Installation Question


I have searched the posts, but am still not clear (and am fairly new to linux/postgres world) on the installation requirements.

I am running Linux Debian 

I have postgreSQL installed AND the header and contrib packages installed.  But, with these i do not get the directory stucture that leaves me a buildable PostGIS (like i don't have a configure for my PostgreSQL no do i have the Makefile.global called for in the PostGIS Makefile).

Therefore, i ask

  A - do i need the full PostgreSQL development source?
  B - if not, given my directory structure of /usr/lib/postgresql/share/contrib/postgis-0.7.1 - i do not seem to have the files i need.

Can someone please explain what i am missing (probably need the source) and suggest a better location for things (if necessary)

Thank you

Cord