Jerry,
On Tue, May 29, 2001 at 01:28:43PM -0700, Jerry Asher wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm trying to build postgres 7.1.1 (or 7.1.2) on Windows NTW4SP6 using the
> latest cygwin. The machine I am compiling on has a dual processor, PIII
> configuration.
I'm just curious, but why doesn't the pre-built 7.1.2 provided with
Cygwin meet your needs?
> In the very first step, ./configure errors out!
>
> >checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
> >using CFLAGS=-O2
> >checking whether the C compiler (gcc -O2 ) works... no
> >configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot
> >create executables.
Did you forgot to install cygipc? If so, then download it from:
http://www.neuro.gatech.edu/users/cwilson/cygutils/V1.1/cygipc/
If you check the end of your config.log, then you should be able to
confirm whether or not I am correct.
The following (although a little dated) may be helpful too:
http://people.freebsd.org/~kevlo/postgres/portNT.html
Jason
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