Example: Building and Installing the PostgreSQL Software on Shared Storage

These steps illustrate how to install the PostgreSQL software. You can build and install the PostgreSQL binaries in the default directory /usr/local/pgsql. Perform the following steps on both hosts.

1. Log in as the PostgreSQL user to the target environment.

   phys-schost-1# su - postgres

2. Set up the build environment by performing the following steps.
   1. Create a build directory.

      phys-schost-1$ mkdir build

      phys-schost-1$ cd build

   2. Add the C compiler to your PATH and set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

      phys-schost-1$ PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sfw/bin:/usr/ccs/bin

      phys-schost-1$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/postgres/postgresql-8.3.1: \
      /usr/sfw/lib:/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib:/opt/csw/lib

      phys-schost-1$ export PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH

3. Install the source and configure the build.

   phys-schost-1$ gzcat /tmp/postgresql-8.3.1.tag.gz | tar xvf

   phys-schost-1$ cd /postgres/build/postgresql-8.3.1

   phys-schost-1$ ./configure --prefix=/postgres/postgresql-8.3.1

4. Build the PostgreSQL binaries.

   phys-schost-1$ gmake

5. Run the PostgreSQL regression tests.

   phys-schost-1$ gmake check

6. Install the PostgreSQL binaries.

   phys-schost-1$ gmake install

7. Install the utilities, including pg_standby.

   phys-schost-1$ cd contrib

   phys-schost-1$ gmake install

   phys-schost-1$ cd ..

8. Clean the distribution.

   phys-schost-1$ gmake clean