Re: debian unstable postgresql-8.3 installation problem

["jeffry s" <paragasu@gmail.com>]

i have some clue on this problem. i think the installer script problem.
after fail to use debian package. i tried to install using tar ball files (source code)
downloaded from postgresql.org website.

when i compile the file i get the error

configure: error: readline library not found
If you have readline already installed, see config.log for details on the
failure.  It is possible the compiler isn't looking in the proper directory.
Use --without-readline to disable readline support.

i did have libreadline5 installed. but actually i need the package libreadline-dev 
install in order to compile. i am trying. i will tell you if i manage to install postgresql
later.. :p

On Feb 19, 2008 4:58 PM, jeffry s <paragasu@gmail.com> wrote:

no postrgesql process running.
the touch command exited successfully.
apt-get remove --purge postgresql and apt-get install postgresql.
end up the same problem.

i suspect the installer script problem. but i am not sure.

On Feb 17, 2008 6:27 PM, Tobias Nissen <tn@movb.de> wrote:

jeffry s wrote:
> i got the message during installation
>
> bayau:/var/log/postgresql# apt-get install postgresql-8.3
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> postgresql-8.3 is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 622 not upgraded.
> 2 not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B of archives.
> After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> Setting up postgresql-8.3 (8.3.0-1) ...
> Starting PostgreSQL 8.3 database server: main* Error: Could not
> create log file /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.3-main.log
>  failed!

Could it be, that for some reason postgresql is already running? Check
this by examining the output of `ps aux`.

> i already did what u told me to do. but is is the same thing. if do
> /var/log/postgresql# dpkg-reconfigure postgresql-8.3
> /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: postgresql-8.3 is broken or not fully
> installed

So the touch-command exited successfully, i.e. produced no output?

What happens when you purge postgresql (`apt-get purge
postgresql-8.3`) and then reinstall it?

Please use the mailing-list for things that belong there.

Regards,
Tobias