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From: "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com>
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Subject: Re: install perl DBD::Pg problem
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 17:02:41 -0500
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On Mon, 19 May 2014 14:21:38 -0700 (PDT), juliani.moon@gmail.com wrote:
> I encounter a problem installing perl DBD::Pg on Ubuntu 
> with regard to Pg information.
>
> Here is what I did:
>
> Ubuntu_bash> sudo apt-get install postgresql-server-dev-9.1
> and it's up running.
>
> Ubuntu_bash> sudo cpan
> CPAN> install DBD::Pg
> ................................................
> Enter a valid PostgreSQL postgres major version number 9
> Enter a valid PostgreSQL postgres minor version number 1
> Enter a valid PostgreSQL postgres patch version number 13
> You need to install postgresql-server-dev-X.Y for building a server-side extension or libpq-dev for building a client-side application.
> You need to install postgresql-server-dev-X.Y for building a server-side extension or libpq-dev for building a client-side application.
> You need to install postgresql-server-dev-X.Y for building a server-side extension or libpq-dev for building a client-side application.
> Enter a valid PostgreSQL postgres bin dir /usr/lib/postgresql/9.1/bin/
> You need to install postgresql-server-dev-X.Y for building a server-side extension or libpq-dev for building a client-side application.
> Enter a valid PostgreSQL postgres include dir /usr/lib/postgresql/9.1/lib
> You need to install postgresql-server-dev-X.Y for building a server-side extension or libpq-dev for building a client-side application.
> Enter a valid PostgreSQL postgres library dir /usr/lib/postgresql/9.1/lib
> PostgreSQL version: 90113 (default port: 5432)
> ................................................
> In file included from Pg.xs:13:0:
> Pg.h:35:22: fatal error: libpq-fe.h: No such file or directory
> compilation terminated.
> make: *** [Pg.o] Error 1
>   TURNSTEP/DBD-Pg-3.2.0.tar.gz
>   /usr/bin/make -- NOT OK
>
> Could someone suggest what was wrong and how can I get by this?

CPAN isn't finding your postgres install. Where is your libpq-fe.h file?
What is output of 

Ubuntu_bash> pg_config --includedir 

?

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