Hi, On Mon, 2006-01-30 at 20:31 -0500, Doug McNaught wrote: > > You can install, but what if you need different configure options than > > the package provides? This means a rebuild of the package. Instead, we > > will build and install that package via the installer. > > That's actually a pretty cool idea--compile and generate debs/rpms > that reflect the user's choices, then install them. But the > dependency on a compiler adds a twist of complexity--"sorry, you need > to install the following system packages (gcc, etc) before you can > install Postgres as you've configured it." Not horrible, but perhaps > intimidating for the GUI crowd? :) Is gcc in the bog-standard > default install on FC these days? We can pre-check the prerequisites for building the package and raise an error before beginning to build the package. It is not that hard. For example, RPMs have BuildRequires tags and we can compare those with the packages installed in the system. BTW, gcc is not installed on by default AFAIR. Regards, -- The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. 1.503.667.4564 PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support Managed Services, Shared and Dedicated Hosting Co-Authors: plPHP, plPerlNG - http://www.commandprompt.com/
