Re: windows xp compile error

Found one other question about this here
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-cygwin/2004-02/msg00006.php. There was
never a complete answer other than "
use the binary installer" which is a lazy mans solution.

On 6/29/05, Bob <luckyratfoot(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> I'm new to working with this stuff so please excuse any obvious issue I
> may have overlooked.
> I downloaded the 8.0.3 release source code.
> I'm trying to compile on windows xp pro here is my make install output
> after having ran ./configure without zlib option without any error.
> sh-2.04$ make install
> make -C doc install
> make[1]: Entering directory `/c/pgsrc/doc'
> gzip -d -c ./postgres.tar.gz | ( cd /usr/local/pgsql/doc/html &&
> /usr/bin/tar xf - )
> for file in man1/*.1 man7/*.7 ; do \
> /bin/sh.exe ../config/install-sh -c -m 644 $file
> /usr/local/pgsql/man/$file || exit; \
> done
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/c/pgsrc/doc'
> make -C src install
> make[1]: Entering directory `/c/pgsrc/src'
> /bin/sh.exe ../config/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src
> /bin/sh.exe ../config/install-sh -c -m 644 Makefile.global/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/Makefile.global
> /bin/sh.exe ../config/install-sh -c -m 644 Makefile.port/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/Makefile.port
> /bin/sh.exe ../config/install-sh -c -m 644 ./Makefile.shlib
> /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/Makefile.shlib
> /bin/sh.exe ../config/install-sh -c -m 644 ./nls- global.mk<http://global.mk/>/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/nls-
> global.mk <http://global.mk/>
> make -C port install
> make[2]: Entering directory `/c/pgsrc/src/port'
> /bin/sh.exe ../../config/install-sh -c -m 644 libpgport.a/usr/local/pgsql/lib
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/c/pgsrc/src/port'
> make -C timezone install
> make[2]: Entering directory `/c/pgsrc/src/timezone'
> make -C ../../src/port all
> make[3]: Entering directory `/c/pgsrc/src/port'
> make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/c/pgsrc/src/port'
> ./zic -d /usr/local/pgsql/share/timezone ./data/africa ./data/antarctica
> ./data/asia ./data/australasia ./data/europe ./data/northamerica
> ./data/southamerica ./data/pacificnew ./data/etcetera ./data/factory
> ./data/backward ./data/systemv ./data/solar87 ./data/solar88 ./data/solar89
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/c/pgsrc/src/timezone'
> make -C backend install
> make[2]: Entering directory `/c/pgsrc/src/backend'
> make -C ../../src/port all
> make[3]: Entering directory `/c/pgsrc/src/port'
> make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/c/pgsrc/src/port'
> make -C utils fmgroids.h
> make[3]: Entering directory `/c/pgsrc/src/backend/utils'
> AWK='gawk' /bin/sh.exe Gen_fmgrtab.sh
> ../../../src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
> -nThe system cannot find the file specified.
> /usr/bin/egrep: line 8: 5564 Broken pipe grep -E "$@"
> Gen_fmgrtab.sh failed
> make[3]: *** [fmgroids.h] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/c/pgsrc/src/backend/utils'
> make[2]: *** [utils/fmgroids.h] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/c/pgsrc/src/backend'
> make[1]: *** [install] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/c/pgsrc/src'
> make: *** [install] Error 2
> sh-2.04$
> Any ideas why I'm getting this? Here is what version I get when running
> make --version
>
> sh-2.04$ make --version
> GNU Make version 3.79.1, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
> Built for i686-pc-msys
> Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000
> Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
> There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
> PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
>
> Report bugs to <bug-make(at)gnu(dot)org>.
>
> sh-2.04$
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
>