Cannot find PGXS for Postgresql 8.4 on Ubuntu

Question

I am trying to install the contrib/unaccent package for Postgresql 8.4 on my Ubuntu box. But I got the error message when I typed make:

/usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk: No such file or directory

Apparently PGXS is Postgresql's infrastructure for installing extensions, but I could not find the file pgxs.mk at all on my ubuntu box.

Following some leads on the Internet, I tried installing libpq-dev. Nonetheless, I couldn't find any pgxs.mk even after installing libpq-dev.

What's really frustrating is that I can't even find an example of pgxs.mk anywhere on the Internet. How do I install the PGXS infrastructure?

Check the answer here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21146279/error-installing-postgis-on-debian/26266796 — Deekshith, Oct 08 '14 at 21:33

score 17 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 11 '11 at 14:51

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Probably you need to install postgresql-server-dev-8.4 package, which contains your missing makefile:

/usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk

answered Sep 11 '11 at 14:51

Now this is the answer. Thanks! – jibiel Feb 29 '12 at 07:30
I confirm that this worked with Ubuntu maverick ( 10.10 ) i686. – cavila May 24 '13 at 18:24

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