Cannot compile postgresql 6.3

-----Original Message-----
From: Constantin Teodorescu <teo@flex.ro>
To: pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org <pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org>
Date: woensdag 25 februari 1998 16:50
Subject: [HACKERS] Cannot compile postgresql 6.3

Hi,
In my case it was because cpp can not be found.
I fixed this and it worked.

Regards,
Maurice

System : RedHat Linux i386 4.2
Hardware : Pentium 200 MMX
Pg 6.3 Snapshot : Dated on February 23

After ./configure and gmake all I am getting this error :

gcc -I../../include -I../../backend -I/usr/include/ncurses
-I/usr/include/readline -O2 -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -I..
-Wno-error -c bootstrap.c -o bootstrap.o
bootstrap.c:160: `F_BOOLIN' undeclared here (not in a function)
bootstrap.c:160: initializer element for `Procid[0].inproc' is not
constant
bootstrap.c:160: `F_BOOLOUT' undeclared here (not in a function)
bootstrap.c:160: initializer element for `Procid[0].outproc' is not
constant
bootstrap.c:161: `F_BYTEAIN' undeclared here (not in a function)
bootstrap.c:161: initializer element for `Procid[1].inproc' is not
constant
bootstrap.c:161: `F_BYTEAOUT' undeclared here (not in a function)
bootstrap.c:161: initializer element for `Procid[1].outproc' is not
constant
bootstrap.c:162: `F_CHARIN' undeclared here (not in a function)
bootstrap.c:162: initializer element for `Procid[2].inproc' is not
constant
...
there are a lot more, and compiling is stopping.

Please cc me because I am not on the pgsql-questions@postgreSQL.org list
!

--
Constantin Teodorescu
FLEX Consulting Braila, ROMANIA
--
Constantin Teodorescu
FLEX Consulting Braila, ROMANIA

PS: It is my understanding that messages like this should go to the PORTS
list.

-I/usr/include/readline -O2 -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -I..
-Wno-error -c bootstrap.c -o bootstrap.o
bootstrap.c:160: `F_BOOLIN' undeclared here (not in a function)
bootstrap.c:160: initializer element for `Procid[0].inproc' is not
constant
bootstrap.c:160: `F_BOOLOUT' undeclared here (not in a function)
bootstrap.c:160: initializer element for `Procid[0].outproc' is not
constant
bootstrap.c:161: `F_BYTEAIN' undeclared here (not in a function)
bootstrap.c:161: initializer element for `Procid[1].inproc' is not
constant
bootstrap.c:161: `F_BYTEAOUT' undeclared here (not in a function)
bootstrap.c:161: initializer element for `Procid[1].outproc' is not
constant
bootstrap.c:162: `F_CHARIN' undeclared here (not in a function)
bootstrap.c:162: initializer element for `Procid[2].inproc' is not
constant
...
there are a lot more, and compiling is stopping.

My guess is that the backend/fmgr.h file is not being created properly
by utils/Gen_fmgrtab.sh file. Can you check on this? Look for errors
earlier in the compile. I assume you did a make clean first.

-- 
Bruce Momjian                          |  830 Blythe Avenue
maillist@candle.pha.pa.us              |  Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
  +  If your life is a hard drive,     |  (610) 353-9879(w)
  +  Christ can be your backup.        |  (610) 853-3000(h)

Bruce Momjian wrote:

-I/usr/include/readline -O2 -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -I..
-Wno-error -c bootstrap.c -o bootstrap.o
bootstrap.c:160: `F_BOOLIN' undeclared here (not in a function)
bootstrap.c:160: initializer element for `Procid[0].inproc' is not
constant

My guess is that the backend/fmgr.h file is not being created properly
by utils/Gen_fmgrtab.sh file. Can you check on this? Look for errors
earlier in the compile. I assume you did a make clean first.

Yes. someone told me that he had the same problem due to 'cpp' missing
in path.
I have found 'cpp' , put it into the path, re-make all the compilation
and everything is ok now.

But "configure" (that is executing Gen_fmgrtab.sh) didn't detect that
cpp wasn't found.
I presume that "configure" must check if 'cpp' is available and report
the error.
In my case, he didn't report any error !!!

--
Constantin Teodorescu
FLEX Consulting Braila, ROMANIA