Re: Build only clients

[Steve Crawford <scrawford(at)pinpointresearch(dot)com>]

Chris wrote:
> Steve Crawford wrote:
> > We have a dedicated PostgreSQL server but a variety of client machines 
> > ranging from soon to be retired SCO 5.0.x to SuSE 10.
> >
> > What is the recommended method to build/install/deploy only the 
> > client-side libraries and utilities (psql, pg_dump, etc.) and not the 
> > server?
> >
> > We have a development box for each supported client OS which would 
> > also need headers but none of them need the server.
> >
> > If I overlooked something in the docs just point me the right direction.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steve
>
> The INSTALL file in the tar file suggests:
>
> Client-only installation: If you want to install only the client 
> applications and interface libraries, then you can use these commands:
> gmake -C src/bin install
> gmake -C src/include install
> gmake -C src/interfaces install
> gmake -C doc install

Doh! Sometimes it's better to go home and start the next morning. :) I 
was too busy looking through the makefile for "make libraries" or "make 
utilities", etc. to step back and reread INSTALL.

Of course adding "make interfaces" etc. would be a convenient and quick 
addition to the makefile...

Cheers,
Steve