Alban Hertroys wrote: > Does that mean that at step 3 one could issue this?: > > ./configure `pg_config —configure` Not exactly, because pg_config emits the arguments in quotes and the shell passes them as is to configure which doesn't like that. This works: eval ./configure `pg_config --configure` -- Álvaro Herrera https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services