Example: Building and Installing the PostgreSQL Software on Shared Storage

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These steps illustrate how to install the PostgreSQL software on shared storage. You can also build and install the PostgreSQL binaries in the default directory /usr/local/pgsql.

Create the home directory for PostgreSQL user.
```
phys-schost-1# mkdir /glohal/mnt3/postgres
```

Change the ownership of the postgres directory.

phys-schost-1# chown -R postgres:postgres /glohal/mnt3/postgres

Log in as the PostgreSQL user.
```
phys-schost-1# su - postgres
```

Set up the build environment.

Create a build directory.

phys-schost-1$ mkdir build
phys-schost-1$ cd build

Add the C compiler and ar to your PATH.

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

Install the source and configure the build.

phys-schost-1$ gzcat /tmp/postgresql-8.1.0.tag.gz | tar xvf -
phys-schost-1$ cd /global/mnt3/postgres/build/postgresql-8.1.0
phys-schost-1$ ./configure --prefix=/global/mnt3/postgres/postgresql-8.1.0

Build the PostgreSQL binaries.
```
phys-schost-1$ gmake
```
If you use gcc to build the postgres binaries, build them in a failover file system.
Run the PostgreSQL regression tests.
```
phys-schost-1$ gmake check
```
Install the PostgreSQL binaries.
```
phys-schost-1# gmake install
```
Clean the distribution.
```
phys-schost-1$ gmake clean
```