These are directions written a few years ago to help SciCoder students install PostgreSQL from source. It might be a little out of date, but could still be useful. And the Markdown needs updating.
The following instructions will show you how to install PostgreSQL from source. Although other methods are available, I would like you to follow these directions. The directions are applicable to both Mac and Linux platforms. In each case, you will be running the installation from the terminal command line.
[b]Mac Users[/b] We need to make sure that a few settings are correct.
- Are you running a 64-bit machine? If no, skip down to step one below. You can check by entering the following on the command line: