[Pgcluster-general] RPMs

[John Gardner]

Devrim GUNDUZ wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 09:20 +0000, John Gardner wrote:
>> 1) Are there any RPMs of pgCluster available for RHEL 4/CentOS 4.4?
> 
> Not yet that I know of.
> 
>> 2) If not, how easy it to build an RPM (I know that in Slony-I it's
>> just
>> a case of ./configure, make rpm - is it the same with pgCluster?)
> 
> No, it is not the same as PGCluster. 
> 
> Based on my project plan, I will release RPMs on Mar 7. They will be
> very close to PostgreSQL RPMs.
> 
>> 3) If RPM installation is not viable, can I build pgCluster from
>> source and use it with the RPM installation of Postgres that I already
>> have, or do they both (pgCluster and PostgreSQL) have to be built from
>> source?
> 
> PGCluster is not an add-on software like Slony-I. PGCluster is a patch
> against PostgreSQL source. That means, it is a replacement for your
> PostgreSQL installation.
> 
> Regards,

Thanks again Devrim!  You have saved my behind again! :-)

I really didn't see anything in the documentation that pointed me
towards that conclusion.

Thanks again!

John

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