August Lilleaas <augustlilleaas@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I'm configuring with `./configure > --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/postgresql/8.4.0`, without sudo. I hawe chowned > /usr/local so that I don't need to sudo it. I'm getting the following error > when running `initdb` after successfully compiling postgresql > Symbol not found: _check_encoding_conversion_args Is it possible the 'postgres' you're invoking is not 8.4.0 but something a bit older? That function was added to the backend relatively recently. The other possibility that comes to mind is that this is Snow Leopard-specific breakage. But others have reported successful builds on SL. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general