[fpc-pascal] TDatabase, PostgreSQL and Mac OS X?

[Leonardo M. Ram�]

Well, congratulations. I've experienced that same problem trying to use the ZeosLib PostGresql
protocol on Linux. It try to use libpq.so and i had libpq-x.x.so, so i created a smart link to it.

--- Jeremy Cowgar <jeremy at cowgar.com> wrote:

> Leonardo, Wow. That worked. I did a symlink from libpq.dylib to  
> libpq.so and it works now.
> 
> Is there a proper way to do this on mac os x anyone?
> 
> Thanks Lenardo!
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> On Sep 27, 2006, at 7:55 AM, Leonardo M. Ramé wrote:
> 
> > I don't know too much about OS X, but can't you simply rename  
> > libpq.dylib to libpq.so?
> >
> > --- Jeremy Cowgar <jeremy at cowgar.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I have the following simple program that does not seem to be working.
> >> Connectivity using postgres unit works fine. Here's the error and
> >> then the program will follow. Thank you! Oh, a note. I do not have
> >> libpq.so. I do have libpq.dylib. Also, my postgresql is installed in
> >> a non-standard place, /usr/local/pgsql however other programs have
> >> not had a problem with that thus far. I created symlinks to /usr/
> >> local/pgsql/libpq* into /usr/lib but that did not solve the problem.
> >>
> >> Jeremy
> >>
> >> ------------
> >> $ ./dbtest Connecting to database...
> >> An unhandled exception occurred at $0007864C :
> >> EInOutError : Can not load PosgreSQL client. Is it installed?  
> >> (libpq.so)
> >>    $0007864C
> >>    $00054F87
> >>
> >> ------------
> >>
> >> program dbtest;
> >>
> >> uses sqldb, pqconnection;
> >>
> >> var
> >> 	Fconnection  : tSQLConnection;
> >>
> >> begin
> >> 	writeln('Connecting to database...');
> >> 	
> >> 	Fconnection := tpqConnection.Create(nil);
> >> 	with Fconnection do
> >> 	begin
> >> 		DatabaseName := 'test';
> >> 		open;
> >> 	end;
> >> 	
> >> 	writeln('Connected...');
> >> 	
> >> 	Fconnection.Free;
> >> end.
> >>
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> > Leonardo M. Ramé
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