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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 91 22:38:28 -0800
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From: crakesh@csr.lbl.gov (rakesh chandra)
Subject: problem in installation
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We have problems in installing postgress; every thing seems to compile
properly, but then the initial database is not created and postmaster will
not work. Enclosed below is the script.

% Make install
ports available are:  dec decsprite seq sparc sun sunos4 ultrix4
please choose a port: sparc

Object directory name (obj.sparc) ? 
creating object directory obj.sparc
creating obj.sparc/access
creating obj.sparc/bootstrap
creating obj.sparc/main
creating obj.sparc/parser

.........

compiling utils/adt/geo-selfuncs.c
compiling utils/adt/int.c
compiling utils/adt/name.c
compiling utils/adt/numutils.c
compiling utils/adt/oid.c
compiling utils/adt/misc.c
linking postgres
linking postgres completed
done
creating dbdb.bki
creating local.bki
compiling lib/libpq/fe-dumpdata.c
compiling lib/libpq/fe-pqstubs.c
compiling lib/libpq/fe-pqexec.c
ar rvu libpq.a ...
a - /home/postgres/obj.sparc/lib/libpq/fe-dumpdata.o
a - /home/postgres/obj.sparc/lib/libpq/fe-pqstubs.o
a - /home/postgres/obj.sparc/lib/libpq/fe-pqexec.o
a - /home/postgres/obj.sparc/lib/libpq/portal.o
a - /home/postgres/obj.sparc/lib/libpq/portalbuf.o
a - /home/postgres/obj.sparc/lib/libpq/pqcomm.o
a - /home/postgres/obj.sparc/lib/libpq/pqpacket.o
ar: creating /home/postgres/obj.sparc/libpq.a
ranlib /home/postgres/obj.sparc/libpq.a
compiling support/monitor.c
linking monitor
sed'ing vacuum
compiling support/pg_version.c
linking pg_version
done
checking symbolic links ....
compiling support/stubs.c
compiling support/postmaster.c
linking postmaster
done
done
creating /home/postgres/bin
moving file /home/postgres/obj.sparc/support/postgres
moving file /home/postgres/obj.sparc/support/postmaster
moving file /home/postgres/obj.sparc/support/pg_version
moving file /home/postgres/obj.sparc/support/monitor
moving file /home/postgres/obj.sparc/support/pg_id
moving file /home/postgres/src/scripts/createdb
moving file /home/postgres/src/scripts/createdb.sh
moving file /home/postgres/src/scripts/destroydb
moving file /home/postgres/src/scripts/initdb
moving file /home/postgres/src/scripts/vacuum
moving file /home/postgres/src/scripts/createuser
moving file /home/postgres/src/scripts/destroyuser
creating file /home/postgres/bin/ipcclean
creating /home/postgres/files
Moving /home/postgres/obj.sparc/support/local.bki to /home/postgres/files/local1_template1.bki
Moving /home/postgres/obj.sparc/support/dbdb.bki to /home/postgres/files/global1.bki
Compiling demo files...
cc   -I../src/lib/H -c circle.c
cc   -I../src/lib/H -c boxarea.c
cc   -I../src/lib/H -c overpaid.c
producing the setup script set-up-1.pq
producing the setup script wisc.setup.pq
Creating video demo objects...
done

Initializing template database...
semget: Invalid argument
initdb: could not create template database
initdb: cleaning up.
Installation complete.
done

/rakesh
crakesh@csr.lbl.gov