libpq is the Postgresql connection library - if you installed using a package 
system you will probably need to install the postgresql development package as 
well, in order to get libpq installed.

Chris

Quoting Alessandro Ceccotti <alessandro.ceccotti@netxcalibur.com>:

> I've successfully installed postgresql (version 7.2).
> When I go installing postgis the make process returns me the following error
> message:
> 
> 
> 
> "	/usr/i386-slackware-linux/bin/ld: cannot find -lpq
> 	collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> 	make[1]: *** [shp2pgsql] Error 1
> "
> 
> Then the process stops.
> Can anyone help me?
> Thanks
> 						Alessandro
> 
> 
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