Problem installing PostgreSQL on RH9

Hawkin · 07-28-2008, 08:05 AM

Hi @ all,

I want to install PostgreSQL 8.3.3 on a Webserver based on RH9, but when I executed the regression test after executing ./configure, gmake and changing the authorisation of the directory "src/test/regress" and "contrib/spi" which exists, it failed with the following error code:

Quote:

[root@localhost postgresql-8.3.3]# chmod -R a+w src/test/regress
[root@localhost postgresql-8.3.3]# chmod -R a+w contrib/spi
[root@localhost postgresql-8.3.3]# su mcservice
[mcservice@localhost postgresql-8.3.3]$ gmake check
gmake -C doc all
gmake[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/doc'
gmake[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/doc'
gmake -C src all
gmake[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/src'
gmake -C port all
gmake[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/src/port'
gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/src/port'
gmake -C timezone all
gmake[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/src/timezone'
gmake -C ../../src/port all
gmake[3]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/src/port'
gmake[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
gmake[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/src/port'
gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/src/timezone'
gmake -C backend all
gmake[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/src/backend'
gmake -C ../../src/port all
gmake[3]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/src/port'
gmake[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
gmake[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/src/port'
gmake[2]: stat:../../src/include/parser/parse.h: Permission denied
prereqdir=`cd parser/ >/dev/null && pwd` && \
cd ../../src/include/parser/ && rm -f parse.h && \
ln -s "$prereqdir/parse.h" .
/bin/sh: line 1: cd: parser/: No such file or directory
gmake[2]: *** [../../src/include/parser/parse.h] Error 1
gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/src/backend'
gmake[1]: *** [all] Error 2
gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/PostgreSQL/postgresql-8.3.3/src'
gmake: *** [all] Error 2

Any ideas for solving that problem?!
Or is that okay...following the documentation the regression test is recommend, but not necessary. Errors can affect negativ on the following installation routine, but must not...correct?!

Regards

P.S.: Manual for installation routine: Klick me(only in german...-.-)

trickykid · 07-28-2008, 09:44 AM

Well, it's permissions issues where I can see the errors starting from your output:

Code:

gmake[2]: stat:../../src/include/parser/parse.h: Permission denied
prereqdir=`cd parser/ >/dev/null && pwd` && \
cd ../../src/include/parser/ && rm -f parse.h && \
ln -s "$prereqdir/parse.h" .
/bin/sh: line 1: cd: parser/: No such file or directory

RH9 is rather old as well, you may want to upgrade to a newer release if possible as you may run into dependency issues with newer software releases.

Hawkin · 07-28-2008, 10:35 AM

the problem ist, that i am forced to use rh9 for buidling an RIS MALL... concerning the installation guide according: http://ihedoc.wustl.edu/mesasoftware...nix_binary.pdf ...

Any other idea?1 And the other problem is, that i cannot update Linux because i've got not the permission...but i am registered..why?!

Regards

trickykid · 07-28-2008, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawkin

the problem ist, that i am forced to use rh9 for buidling an RIS MALL... concerning the installation guide according: http://ihedoc.wustl.edu/mesasoftware...nix_binary.pdf ...

Any other idea?1 And the other problem is, that i cannot update Linux because i've got not the permission...but i am registered..why?!

Regards

Well, you might have RH 9 registered but Red Hat discontinued updates for Red Hat 9 a long time ago, that's why you won't be able to update it with Red Hat. It's no longer being maintained.

If you're forced to use RH 9, perhaps you should explain to whoever is forcing you to use it that the OS is no longer maintained, updated and is dead technically, they should upgrade and change their policy if they want continued updates for their OS of choice.

Hawkin · 07-29-2008, 02:43 AM

@ trickykid

The whole Task is, to install the RIS MALL (for IHE Tests) on a Linux system as it is described in the document "Installation Guide Unix Binary Option"(Link) from 5th December 2005...

I am a apprentice for Software Engineering with no experience with Linux, so I've got some questions.
A Developer forced me to use solaris, redhat oder suse...but it must be open source alternatively for free...

Can you advise me an other OS which aproximate the requirements and with them i can process the installation guide better? Can you just take a look to it?!

Regards and Greetings from Bruchsal

trickykid · 07-29-2008, 09:15 AM

Well, if they went with RH9 before, I'd say go with CentOS which is a RHEL clone and is up to date. Go with Red Hat (RHEL) official version you can pay for if you need some type of support.

Hawkin · 07-30-2008, 06:23 AM

Okay... i tried CentOS, but are the commands the same? Can i use the Guide with the same commands like /usr/bin/redhat-config-packages?!

And are Updates available for this Distribution?!

chrism01 · 07-30-2008, 06:56 AM

Updates are avail for Centos, its a current distro (free equiv of RH Enterprise Linux).
The other current RH distro, completely free, is called Fedora. Versions 8 and 9 are currently supported, as in updates.

If you try to use really old SW or OS, you're going to have endless issues.
Get the latest/current from here:http://ihedoc.wustl.edu/mesasoftware...dist/index.htm
prob choosing the Fedora 5 option (if you go for Fedora), or take the last option on that page (source code).