ok, so here's the scenario:
* all works fine on one box
* the box in question bootstraps the core installer fine
* the box in question APPEARS to install the package ok (albeit extremely quickly)
* but it doesn't source any of the sql files (and i am not sure if it is sourcing the post-install tcl)
the key difference is: on the box with the problem, postgres is running on port 5433 and in /usr/local/pgsql734
i have the LD_LIBRARY_PATH and PATH set to point there, and (redundantly) the port set in the db pools in config.tcl
the site works fine with the installed core packages, in fact if i manually change, for example, edit-this-page.info to indicate initial install, then it is installed and functions fine.
so there is something not right in the functions used by the new package installer when sourcing sql files - possibly to do with the db port.
my initial inspections have shown nothing, and db_get_port returns the correct info (as does db_get_pgbin).
I am really tearing my hair out here! And i really want 5.0 on this box for a production server (i know, beta is beta...), and i want to use pg 7.3 (7.2 is running on port 5432).
gee - i want a lot don't i!