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, either in the global or the local zone according to your installation.

   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