7.3.2 - 7.4.1 on RedHat 9.0

[Mark Lubratt]

I've finally decided to upgrade my postgresql installation. I'm
currently running 7.3.2 on RedHat 9.0.

Here's my dilemma: Since RedHat is no longer supporting their "RedHat"
distributions, I can't really get a RPM for the upgrade. I'm concerned
about orphaning files if I do a straight compile from source (not
getting the configured directories to be the same as the original
installation). So the question is, do I uninstall the original RPM and
do a compile from source? Do I go to a SRPM? Do I uninstall and then
use a SRPM?

TIA, Mark


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[Lamar Owen]

Post by Mark Lubratt
I've finally decided to upgrade my postgresql installation. I'm
currently running 7.3.2 on RedHat 9.0.
Here's my dilemma: Since RedHat is no longer supporting their "RedHat"
distributions, I can't really get a RPM for the upgrade. I'm concerned
about orphaning files if I do a straight compile from source (not
getting the configured directories to be the same as the original
installation). So the question is, do I uninstall the original RPM and
do a compile from source? Do I go to a SRPM? Do I uninstall and then
use a SRPM?

For RHL9 you should be able to install the RHEL3 RPMs. If you want a set
built custom, you can download the SRPM and rebuild it. It is the same thing
as doing a from source recompile, but everything is put into the 'right'
place.
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Lamar Owen
Director of Information Technology
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
1 PARI Drive
Rosman, NC 28772
[phone]
www.pari.edu


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[Tom Lane]

Post by Mark Lubratt
Here's my dilemma: Since RedHat is no longer supporting their "RedHat"
distributions, I can't really get a RPM for the upgrade.

Sure you can ... just not from Red Hat :-(

AFAIK the RHEL3 RPMs will work fine on RH9. If you are feeling
paranoid, grab the SRPM and rebuild locally to produce a sure-to-work
binary RPM.

See
ftp://ftp3.us.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql/binary/v7.4.1/redhat/rhel3
or your choice of preferred PG mirrors.

regards, tom lane

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