Steven Lane <slane@mail.fmpro.com> writes:
> ... 7.1rc built fine this way, and I can start up
> the postmaster, but I can't make a new database.
The system() library function is broken in OSX 10.1. There's a
workaround in the backend/ports/darwin directory in 7.2beta4,
which you should be able to transpose into 7.1.
BTW, *please* use 7.1.3 not 7.1rc4 as your starting point.
There are some nontrivial bug fixes between.
regards, tom lane