From: "Kevin Ilchmann Jørgensen" <kijmail@...>
Date: 2006-06-22T14:40:15+09:00
Subject: Re: How to install Ruby Postgres Gem with a remote server

On 6/22/06, Bing Tan <sombreroisland@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have Installed this rpm postgresql-7.4.7-3.FC2.1.src.rpm because I
> have having trouble with the binary rpm, The source rpm was installed
> correctly, but when I try the gem install postgres I still encounter the
> same error above.

libpq provides PQsetdbLogin() (or so it tries)
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=libpq.so&submit=Search+...&system=fedora&arch=

postgresql-libs is what you want.


/Kevin

> Bing Tan wrote:
> > ok will try that one, thanks
> >
> > Tom Copeland wrote:
> >>> *** extconf.rb failed ***
> >>> Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack
> >>> of necessary libraries and/or headers.  Check the mkmf.log
> >>> file for more details.  You may need configuration options.
> >>
> >> Do you have the postgresql-devel RPMs installed?  If I recall correctly,
> >> that RPM contains the header files and libraries and whatnot.
> >>
> >> Yours,
> >>
> >> Tom
>
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