Allows you to build C++ programs for use with PostgreSQL by building the libpq++ library.

Allows you to connect to PostgreSQL with programs that have a compatible ODBC driver (such as Microsoft Access).

Allows multibyte characters to be used, such as non-English language characters (e.g., Kanji).

Sets NUMBER as the maximum number of allowed connections (32, by default).

Specifies that files should be installed under the directory provided with PREFIX , instead of the default installation directory ( /usr/local/pgsql ).

Specifies that architecture-dependent executable files should be installed under the directory supplied with EXEC-PREFIX .

Specifies that user executable files (such as psql ) should be installed into the directory supplied with DIRECTORY .

Specifies that the database should install data files used by PostgreSQL's program suite (as well as sample configuration files) into the directory supplied with DIRECTORY . Note that the directory here is not used as an alternate database data directory; it is merely the directory where read-only files used by the program suite are installed.

Specifies that system configuration files should be installed into the directory supplied with DIRECTORY . By default, these are put into the etc folder within the specified base installation directory.

Specifies that library files should be stored in the directory supplied with DIRECTORY . If you are running Linux, this directory should also be entered into the ld.so.conf file.

Specifies that C and C++ header files should be installed into the directory supplied with DIRECTORY . By default, include files are stored in the include folder within the base installation directory.

Specifies that documentation files should be installed into the directory supplied with DIRECTORY . This does not include PostgreSQL's man files.

Specifies that man files should be installed into the directory supplied with DIRECTORY .

Specifies that the colon-separated list of directories supplied with DIRECTORIES should be searched with the purpose of locating additional header files.

Specifies that the colon-separated list of directories supplied with DIRECTORIES should be searched with the purpose of locating additional libraries.

Enables locale support. The use of locale support will incur a performance penalty and should only be enabled if you are are not in an English-speaking location.

Enables the use of the recode translation library.

Enables multibyte encoding. Enabling this option allows the support of non-ASCII characters; this is most useful with languages such as Japanese, Korean, and Chinese, which all use nonstandard character encoding.

Specifies that the the port number supplied with NUMBER should be used as the default port by PostgreSQL. This can be changed when starting the postmaster application.

Sets NUMBER as the maximum number of allowed connections (32, by default).

Specifies that the C++ interface library should be compiled during installation. You will need this library if you plan to develop C++ applications for use with PostgreSQL.

Specifies that the PostgreSQL Perl interface module should be compiled during installation. This module will need to be installed in a directory that is usually owned by root , so you will most likely need to be logged in as the root user to complete installation with this option chosen. This configuration option is only required if you plan to use the pl/Perl procedural language.

Specifies that the PostgreSQL Python interface module should be compiled during installation. As with the --with-perl option, you will most likely need to log in as the root user to complete installation with this option. This option is only required if you plan to use the pl/Python procedural language.

Specifies that Tcl support should be included in the installation. This option will install PostgreSQL applications and extensions that require Tcl, such as pgaccess (a popular graphical database client) and the pl/Tcl procedural language.

Specifies that Tcl support should be compiled without additional support for Tk, the graphical application tool kit. Using this option with the --with-tcl option specifies that PostgreSQL Tcl applications that require Tk (such as pgtksh and pgaccess ) should not be installed.

Specifies that the Tcl or Tk (depending on the option) configuration file (either tclConfig.sh or tkConfig.sh ) is located in the directory supplied with DIRECTORY , instead of the default directory. These two files are installed by Tcl/Tk, and the information within them is required by PostgreSQL's Tcl/Tk interface modules.

Enables support for ODBC.

Specifies that the ODBC driver should look in the directory supplied with DIRECTORY for its odbcinst.ini file. By default, this file is held in the etc directory, which is located in the installation directory.

Enables support for the Kerberos authentication system. The use of Kerberos is not covered in this book.

Specifies the name of the Kerberos service principal. By default, postgres is set as the service principal name.

Enables the use of SSL to support encrypted database connections. To build support for SSL, OpenSSL must be configured correctly and installed in the directory supplied with DIRECTORY . This option is required if you plan on using the stunnel tool.

Enables Java/JDBC support. The Ant and JDK packages are required for PostgreSQL to compile correctly with this feature enabled.

Enables the use of the syslog daemon for logging. You will need to specify that you wish to use syslog for logging at runtime if you wish to use it.

Enables the compilation of all PostgreSQL libraries and applications with debugging symbols. This will slow down performance and increase binary file size, but the debugging symbols are useful for developers to help diagnose bugs and problems that can be encountered with PostgreSQL.

Enables assertion checking. This feature slows down performance and should be used only during development of PostgreSQL database itself.