diff options
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml | 19 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml index fa90e9104ae..a88cd21f453 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml @@ -1599,12 +1599,13 @@ su - postgres <title>Build</title> <para> - To start the build, type: + To start the build, type either of: <screen> <userinput>make</userinput> +<userinput>make all</userinput> </screen> - (Remember to use <acronym>GNU</acronym> <application>make</application>.) The build - will take a few minutes depending on your + (Remember to use <acronym>GNU</acronym> <application>make</application>.) + The build will take a few minutes depending on your hardware. The last line displayed should be: <screen> All of PostgreSQL successfully made. Ready to install. @@ -1623,6 +1624,18 @@ All of PostgreSQL successfully made. Ready to install. PostgreSQL, contrib, and documentation successfully made. Ready to install. </screen> </para> + + <para> + If you want to invoke the build from another makefile rather than + manually, you must unset <varname>MAKELEVEL</varname> or set it to zero, + for instance like this: +<programlisting> +build-postgresql: + $(MAKE) -C postgresql MAKELEVEL=0 all +</programlisting> + Failure to do that can lead to strange error messages, typically about + missing header files. + </para> </step> <step> |