From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2002-01-18T23:25:19+09:00
Subject: Re: Database Extensions

>>>>> "W" == William Tihen <tihen.william@tasis.ch> writes:

W> it couldn't find the library it was looking for -- of course the README
W> said this is for postgres version 6.4 and I have 7.1 -- is this why the

 I use it with 7.1

W> library is missing or is it because I need the developer libraries of 
W> postgresql -- or most likely -- am I overlooking something.

 you need the developper libraries

W> [bill@lotus Ruby]$ tar xfz postgres-0.5.4.tar.gz
W> [bill@lotus Ruby]$ cd postgres
W> [bill@lotus postgres]$ ruby extconf.rb 
W> checking for cygwin32_socket() in -lwsock32...
W> /usr/lib/ruby/1.6/mkmf.rb:79:in `open': Permission denied - "conftest.c"
W> (Errno::EACCES)

 Verify that you have an write access on this directory

W> postgres.c:16:22: libpq-fe.h: No such file or directory

 include file specific to postgres not found.


Guy Decoux