marcelo Cortez <jmdc_marcelo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > i downloaded postgres8.2.4 sources , expand and > ./configure and install with success. > Now i need one module from contrib directory , > fuzzystrmatch > cd /postgres/contrib/fuzzymatchstr [ ok ] > make > throws > make > Makefile:15: ../../src/Makefile.global: No such file > or directory You seem to have removed the results of configure. As a general rule it's best to build the contrib modules in the same tree where you just built the Postgres core --- they definitely need configure's outputs and I think some of them require other files that get built along the way. If you are trying to match a previously built core system, be sure to re-configure with the exact same configure options, else the contrib modules may not work. pg_config --configure will help refresh your memory if you forgot what you used ... regards, tom lane