Thanks Stuart. I somehow overlooked it all the time. In the end I ran updatedb and locate :-) Guess it's time to get some sleep. Uwe On Tuesday 13 March 2007 22:40, Stuart Cooper wrote: > > this may be a very stupid question. I've always used the source rpms for > > new versions. However now I'm faced with a ubuntu server and I never used > > a non-rpm system. > > Since there is no up-to-date postgresql package I grabbed the source for > > 8.1.8 and compiled/installed it. > > So far so good. Now I'm looking for the contrib directory. But it's not > > in the source tarball nor anywhere on ftp.postgresql.org. > > So the question is: where can I find the contrib tree for download? > > It should be where you unpacked your source tarball at > postgresql-8.1.8/contrib > > After running configure, there are instruction in contrib for building > and installing the individually contributed packages. > > Good luck, > Stuart. > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq -- Open Source Solutions 4U, LLC 1618 Kelly St Phone: +1 707 568 3056 Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Cell: +1 650 302 2405 United States Fax: +1 707 568 6416