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Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 01:47:22 +0100
To: pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org
From: Michiel Lange <michiel@minas.demon.nl>
Subject: Re: Problems compiling with libpq
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Never mind,

it's the -I parameter, and it's not -lpgsql but -lpq :)
However, I wonder if it is possible not to have to set the flag... so as to 
add the dir to the default headerfile-searchpath...

Michiel out

At 01:18 21-1-2003 +0100, Michiel Lange wrote:
>I know I am being silly, but it is late and I cannot recall what the 
>solution was...
>
>When I write a C program with
>#include <libpq-fe.h>
>or
>#include "libpq-fe.h"
>
>and compile with -llibpq turned on, I get the message that the system 
>cannot find libpq-fe.h
>I know it is me being really silly, for the headerfile is where I expected 
>it: /usr/local/pgsql/include/libpg-fe.h
>The solution should be to tell gcc where to find this file... even better 
>would be: to include the dir to the include-files path... but there it 
>stops for me, anyone who can help me out?
>
>Gcc 2.95.3, Slackware 8.1, PostgeSQL 7.3 ordinary users as well as root 
>should be able to compile it. (some little voice in my head told me that 
>it might differ for root)
>
>tia,
>Michiel
>
>
>
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