Why can't I install PostGreSQL on my Mac?
Problem
I'm trying to install PostGreSQL on my Mac (Mac OS 10.6.8 Snow Leopard) and I keep getting this error:
$ npm install pg
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/pg
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/pg
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/generic-pool/1.0.7
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/generic-pool/1.0.7
> [email protected] install /Users/omegatai/node_modules/pg
> node-waf configure build || (exit 0)
Checking for program g++ or c++ : /usr/bin/g++
Checking for program cpp : /usr/bin/cpp
Checking for program ar : /usr/bin/ar
Checking for program ranlib : /usr/bin/ranlib
Checking for g++ : ok
Checking for node path : ok /usr/local/lib/node
Checking for node prefix : ok /usr/local
Checking for program pg_config : not found
/Users/omegatai/node_modules/pg/wscript:16: error: The program ['pg_config'] is required
[email protected] ./node_modules/pg
└── [email protected]
What is pg_config? How can I fix this issue? Thanks!
Problem courtesy of: Michael Eilers Smith
Solution
The pg_config program is normally installed as part of the PostgreSQL server installation. On the other hand, you appear to be installing a client library which expects that a server is already installed.
Head over to http://www.postgresql.org/ and install the PostgreSQL server first.
Solution courtesy of: Greg Hewgill
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