Dependencies to compile the source
To compile and build PostgreSQL from source, we need GNU Make Version 3.8 or higher. The gmake -v command will tell us whether we have gmake and its version.
A compiler is also necessary. GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is one such toolset that is included in almost all the Unix systems. The gcc -v command will provide you with the version of gcc as well as options with which it was configured on the system, as shown in the following screenshot:
Note
We can use the following commands to install the necessary packages if they are missing:
- On Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install build-essential - On RHEL/CentOS:
sudo yum groupinstall ...
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