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Subject: Building and installing pg_proctab
From: "alexander al (leiden)" <alexander@scred.nl>
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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:01:55 +0100
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Hello,

picture:
i've got ubuntu 24.04 with postgresql 18 on it. Now I want to install
pg_proctab on it for monitoring reasons.

i downloaded it from

https://gitlab.com/pg_proctab/pg_proctab/

and i tried to make it.

the docs says

make
make install
etc.

but when i do make in the root of pg_proctab i get the error

"Makefile:29: /contrib/contrib-global.mk: No such file or directory
make: *** No rule to make target '/contrib/contrib-global.mk'.  Stop."

so i'm stuck now.=20

cant find a thing on the big internet and even ai isnt very helpfull.

is there someone who can point me in the right directory?

best regards,

alexander al.