Chapter 16. Installation from Source Code

Chapter 16. Installation from Source Code
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Table of Contents

16.1. Short Version

16.2. Requirements

16.3. Getting The Source

16.4. Installation Procedure

16.5. Post-Installation Setup

16.5.1. Shared Libraries
16.5.2. Environment Variables

16.6. Supported Platforms

16.7. Platform-specific Notes

16.7.1. AIX
16.7.2. Cygwin
16.7.3. HP-UX
16.7.4. macOS
16.7.5. MinGW/Native Windows
16.7.6. Solaris

This chapter describes the installation of PostgreSQL using the source code distribution. (If you are installing a pre-packaged distribution, such as an RPM or Debian package, ignore this chapter and read the packager's instructions instead.)

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