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Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at> writes:
> Instructions for building client code are at
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-build.html

Right.  I think pkg-config is the preferred option nowadays,
at least if you're on a platform where that's available.

			regards, tom lane