> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:12:45 -0400
> From: doug@mcnaught.org
> To: epicwinter@hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] mac install question
> CC: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
>
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 1:58 PM, epicwinter@hotmail.com
> <epicwinter@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Please excuse my lack of mac knowledge. I installed postgresql 8.3 using the mac os x 1 click installer onto my brand new powerbook. The install appeared to go very smooth. If I go to Postgresql under Applications it appears as if I can start and stop postgres and open pgadmin. I even created a test database under pgadmin with no errors. So everything appears cool but...
> >
> > I can't seem to run any of the postgresql commands from a shell. If I open a terminal and try to run psql or createdb or any of the commands I get this error:
> >
> > /Library/PostgreSQL/8.3/bin/createdb test
> > dyld: Library not loaded: /Users/buildfarm/pginstaller/server/staging/osx/lib/libpq.5.dylib
>
> That would seem to indicate that the installer doesn't set things up
> properly for command-line access. You should talk to whoever created
> it, since it isn't (to my knowledge) part of the official Postgres
> distribution.
>
> -Doug
Well I got it from a link on postgresql.org. Of course it does say that it is a beta installer.
http://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx
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