BUG #2415: "make install" failde during the installation

Started by amelalmost 20 years ago2 messagesbugs
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#1amel
hamdi_benmessaoud@yahoo.fr

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 2415
Logged by: amel
Email address: hamdi_benmessaoud@yahoo.fr
PostgreSQL version: 8.1.3
Operating system: mandriva linux 2006
Description: "make install" failde during the installation
Details:

Hi,
I'm trying to install PostGreSQl version8.1.3 under linux,but i ge the
following error during the installation when i type "make install" :
make:**** no rule to make the cible "install" .Stop

I don't understand this error so i can't contnu the installation

Please help me
Thanx

#2Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: amel (#1)
Re: BUG #2415: "make install" failde during the installation

"amel" <hamdi_benmessaoud@yahoo.fr> writes:

I'm trying to install PostGreSQl version8.1.3 under linux,but i ge the
following error during the installation when i type "make install" :
make:**** no rule to make the cible "install" .Stop

I'm thinking maybe you are trying to install an RPM or DEB package
instead of building from source. "make install" is a step in the source
build process, but it's not used if you are installing a prebuilt
package. Instead, see the docs for whatever package management system
you're using. With RPMs, for instance, you'd do something like
sudo rpm -i postgresql-*.rpm

regards, tom lane