Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: freebsd 4.5 ports: pgdriver depending on postgres 7.3 breaks install

10: Re: freebsd 4.5 ports: pgdriver depending on postgres 7.3 breaks install (response to 1)

Posted by Tom Lazar on 03/02/03 06:10 PM

hi frank,

as promised, i'm getting back to you on your offer to provide more freebsd-support 😉

i've (successfully?) applied your tips to install aol-server (i get the welcome page as per the instructions).

however, when i set up a demo-server (a.k.a. birdnet) all i get on port 8000 is this:

--snip--
command "ns_db" is not enabled
while executing
"ns_db pools"
(procedure "db_bootstrap_set_db_type" line 72)
invoked from within
"db_bootstrap_set_db_type database_problem"
--snap--

my guess is, that something with pgdriver went wrong. or perhaps, it has to do with this environment variable thing: the nsd-postgres startupscript in /usr/local/aolserver/bin supposedly sets

LD_LIBRARY_PATH to "/usr/local/pgsql/lib"

but somehow i recall reading, that this is not necessary under freebsd.

i feel that i'm really close to having my very first openacs site running!

any feedback?

thanks,

11: Re: freebsd 4.5 ports: pgdriver depending on postgres 7.3 breaks install (response to 10)

Posted by Tom Lazar on 03/02/03 06:44 PM

hold your horses 😉

i just solved it myself (i'm *sooo* proud...)

reading pgdriver/makefile brought enlightenment:

cp postgres.so /usr/local/aolserver/bin/

gave me the installation-page. yippi.

yes, it was "messy". i mean, i even modified sources and makefiles and such and restarted and killed various processes a thousand times. and it took forever. but really: the feeling is *much* more rewarding, i'll readily admit to that!

like the difference in enjoying the scenery when you climbed the mountain yourself or simply took the lift 😉

so i guess, i'll be pestering this forum here soon with openacs-specific questions ;)

cheers,

tom