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Old 12-12-2005, 02:52 PM   #1
dominique
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What is "shell" command


I'm trying to install a little PostgreSQL addition that I found online. It comes with the following Makefile:

Code:
OBJS = pg_prox.o proximity.o ../common/pg_utils.o
MODULE_big = proximity
DATA_built = proximity.sql
DOCS = README.proximity

PGXS := $(shell pg_config --pgxs)
include $(PGXS)
What is the shell command? I tried it in Ubuntu and FreeBSD without luck. Running web searches on "shell" returns too many pages about shells in general.
 
Old 12-12-2005, 03:08 PM   #2
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If your file is a tar.gz

Try this:

Code:
tar -xvzf yourfilename.tar.gz
cd yourfilename
./configure
make
sudo make install
Hope it works out

Last edited by anti.corp; 12-12-2005 at 03:09 PM.
 
Old 12-12-2005, 03:12 PM   #3
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It's not an archive, just a loose collection of files with a Makefile file.
 
Old 12-12-2005, 03:36 PM   #4
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I'm guessing....
It seems that this might be how other languages jump out to use shell commands. What is the suffix on your Makefile?
 
Old 12-12-2005, 04:11 PM   #5
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Google is your friend:
Makefile Optimization: $(shell) and := go together
 
  


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