[postgis-users] Installing PostGIS

[Eduardo Patto Kanegae]

I had a problem similar to this... but, in my case(using Fedora 2 too), 
Makefile.port was not found...

Should I remove pre-installed RPM of PostGreSQL and then re-install 
PostGreSQL from the source package? (.tgz )

best regards.

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dhouston at beyondcompliance.ca escreveu:

>Hi Eric,
>
>Yes, you need compiled PostgreSQL source code to install PostGIS. I'm pretty
>sure this doesn't come with Fedora 2. You can compile and install a new
>version of PostgreSQL or use compiled PostgreSQL source code to hook PostGIS
>into your operating system installed PostgreSQL. I am not at work-work right
>now (working on the muscle car), but if you can wait until tomorrow I will
>send you a document I wrote that leads you step-by-step through a complete
>PostGIS install into your operating system installed PostgreSQL.
>
>How does that sound?
>
>Now back to tweaking..., the car that is.
>
>
>Eric Fegraus (fegraus at nceas.ucsb.edu) wrote:
>  
>
>>Thanks, i guess the problem is finding the postgresql contrib directory in
>>the pre-installed PostgreSQL version that came with Fedora 2?   Anyone know
>>where this is or if it exists (I can't find it) ?....otherwise seems like i
>>need to re-install PostgreSQL.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>eric
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net
>>[mailto:postgis-users-bounces at postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Robert
>>W. Burgholzer
>>Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 2:41 PM
>>To: PostGIS Users Discussion
>>Subject:  Re: [postgis-users] Installing PostGIS
>>
>>
>>Not real experienced myself, but are you un-packing the postgis source tree
>>inside /usr/local/psql/contrib/?
>>
>>If so, you need to be in the postgresql source directory under contrib. This
>>would require that the postgresql be installed from source, or at least have
>>a source tree. See:
>>http://postgis.refractions.net/docs/c59.
>><http://postgis.refractions.net/docs/c59.html> html
>><http://postgis.refractions.net/docs/c59.html>
>>
>>Sorry if I am totally off here,
>>
>>r.b.
>>
>>At 01:08 PM 7/29/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>Hello,
>>Rookie question.  I'm installing PostGIS (postgis-0.8.2.tar.gz) with the
>>PostgreSQL 7.4.2  on Fedora 2.  I'm getting a "make" error when running
>>/usr/share/pgsql/contib.
>>
>>I've looked at the RPMs but there doesn't seem to be one for PostgreSQL
>>7.4.2.
>>
>>Makefile:38: ../../src/Makefile.global: No such file or directory
>>Makefile:160: /src/Makefile.shlib: No such file or directory
>>make: *** No rule to make target `/src/Makefile.shlib'.  Stop.
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Eric
>>
>>
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>>MapTech Inc.
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