[Pgpool-general] The "libpq is not installed or libpq is old" problem again

[Oleg Laktionov]

2007/12/3, David Andersen <david at andersen.gs>:
>
> Hi,
>
> This is my first mail, so I hope I am doing this right. I am a complete
> linux novice and I have spent close to 6 hours with this problem and read
> the posts at for example:
> http://pgfoundry.org/pipermail/pgpool-general/2006-October/000482.html
>
> I am trying to write install pgpool-II and I am trying to do the
> ./configure step, but i just keep getting "configure: error: libpq is not
> installed or libpq is old".
>
> I have PostgreSQL 8.2.3 installed (I am actually using the EC2 image
> described here:
> http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?categoryID=101&externalID=869
>
>
> I ran a locate libpq as this is my best guess of finding its path:
> [root at domU-12-31-35-00-3C-B4 /]# locate libpq
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq-async.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq- build.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq-connect.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq-control.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq- copy.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq-envars.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq-example.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq-exec.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq-fastpath.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq-files.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq-notify.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq- threading.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq-trace.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/libpq.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/doc/postgresql/html/lo-libpq.html
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/include/libpq
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/include/libpq/libpq-fs.h
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/include/postgresql/internal/libpq
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/include/postgresql/internal/libpq/pqcomm.h
>
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/include/postgresql/internal/libpq-int.h
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/include/libpq-fe.h
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/lib/libpq.so
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/lib/libpq.so.3
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/lib/libpq.so.3.0
> /home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/lib/libpq.a
> /usr/lib/libpq.so.5
> /usr/lib/libpq.so.5.0
> /usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> /usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/libpq.mo
> [root at domU-12-31-35-00-3C-B4 /]#
>
> I then tried to run the following commands:
> ./configure --with-pgsql=/home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/include/libpq/
> ./configure
> --with-pgsql=/home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/include/postgresql/internal/
> ./configure
> --with-pgsql=/home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/include/postgresql/internal/libpq/
> ./configure --with-pgsql=/home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/include/
> ./configure --with-pgsql=/home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres/lib/
> ./configure --with-pgsql=/usr/lib/
>
> All resulting in the same error message. I also tried various other
> parameters without success. My next steps from now would be to use the most
> popular tool in any novice's toolbox: To do random stuff.
>
> If you would like access to the linux box itself I can send you the login
> information.
>
> Regards,
>
> David
>
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> Hi,

you can try so:
./configure --with-pgsql=<Postgresql directory>

./configure --with-pgsql=/home/journyx/jt/pd/Linux/pgres - if  you have
installed  the  Postgresql  server  into  this location...

Probably, it helps.

-- 
best regards,
Oleg Laktionov
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