Ivan Sergio Borgonovo <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > - installing postgresql-server-dev-[version] > - apt-get source postgresql-server-dev-[version] > - copy from there a contrib dir in my ~ (or wherever you prefer) > - export USE_PGXS=1; make Don't forget apt-get build-dep postgresql-[version] > I didn't have postgresql server installed on this box but I have > stuff that got in to satisfy dependencies for php/python pg drivers > and psql. > I wasn't able to understand from where PGXS pick up the version > since I installed -dev-8.3 but everything else was for 8.4 and it > didn't work: See pg_config, there's the default one then one per major version. > Thanks... I'd publish a summary as soon as I've clearer ideas so > that the next poor guy will find easier to write contrib on Debian. > > I don't know if the version problem is worth a bug report to Debian > (or pg people that built the pgxs system). I' working on this, see the following email and thread. http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-postgresql-public/2010-January/000546.html In short it's about doing a VPATH build and setting some variables, then building a PGXS extension is very easy. Regards, -- dim -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
