On 23 Feb 2010, at 17:41, Tom Lane wrote: > adam_pgsql <adam_pgsql@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> I am trying to upgrade to 8.4.2 but my usual compile from source failed > >> $ make check >> ============== shutting down postmaster ============== >> /usr/local/install/postgresql-8.4.2/src/test/regress/./tmp_check/install//usr/local/pgsql_8.4/bin/pg_ctl: relocation error: /usr/local/install/postgresql-8.4.2/src/test/regress/./tmp_check/install//usr/local/pgsql_8.4/lib/libpq.so.5: undefined symbol: dlopen > > That's very peculiar. It looks more like dynamic linker breakage than > Postgres' fault, though. What platform is this (no, the kernel version > doesn't do it for me)? What have you changed since you last built > Postgres successfully? This is Debian 4.0. I haven't changed anything on that box recently. My current working version is 8.2.12. As a test I just successfully ran configure, make and make check for 8.3.8. But both a fresh tarball for 8.4.1 and 8.4.2 fail with the same error. thanks adam -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general