It is not possible to compile Postgres contrib/uuid-ossp on the newest release of Mac OS X, 10.8 The specific compile error: make -C uuid-ossp install /bin/sh ../../config/install-sh -c -d '/usr/local/Cellar/postgresql/9.1.3/lib' /usr/bin/clang -Os -w -pipe -march=native -Qunused-arguments -I/usr/local/Cellar/ossp-uuid/1.6.2/include -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wendif-labels -Wformat-security -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fexcess-precision=standard -I. -I. -I../../src/include -I/usr/local/Cellar/readline/6.2.2/include -I/usr/include/libxml2 -I/usr/include/libxml2 -c -o uuid-ossp.o uuid-ossp.c In file included from uuid-ossp.c:27: In file included from /usr/local/Cellar/ossp-uuid/1.6.2/include/uuid.h:38: /usr/include/unistd.h:689:26: error: expected identifier int gethostuuid(uuid_t, const struct timespec *) __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_5, __IPHONE_2_0); ^ In file included from uuid-ossp.c:27: /usr/local/Cellar/ossp-uuid/1.6.2/include/uuid.h:94:24: error: typedef redefinition with different types ('struct uuid_st' vs '__darwin_uuid_t' (aka 'unsigned char [16]')) typedef struct uuid_st uuid_t; ^ /usr/include/uuid/uuid.h:42:25: note: previous definition is here typedef __darwin_uuid_t uuid_t; ^ In file included from uuid-ossp.c:27: /usr/local/Cellar/ossp-uuid/1.6.2/include/uuid.h:107:22: error: conflicting types for 'uuid_compare' extern uuid_rc_t uuid_compare (const uuid_t *_uuid, const uuid_t *_uuid2, int *_result); ^ /usr/include/uuid/uuid.h:59:5: note: previous declaration is here int uuid_compare(const uuid_t uu1, const uuid_t uu2); ^ 3 errors generated. make[2]: *** [uuid-ossp.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [install-uuid-ossp-recurse] Error 2 make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs…. Full log available here (not mine, but I have the exact same problem): https://gist.github.com/2287209 There is a workaround (disable uuid-ossp) but obviously this does not help those of us who require UUID support. There are a number of bugs open: https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/issues/13639 https://trac.macports.org/ticket/35153 and a proposed fix which does fix the problem for me: > This is caused by the inclusion of the system uuid.h in pwd.h. Just add the line : > > #define _XOPEN_SOURCE > > at the first line of uuid-ossp.c, and it should compile fine. I am not sure what the "correct" fix is, but adding the above definition does fix the issue. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general