In the case of Solaris 8 (i86pc), compile fail with --with-postgresql: gcc -c -g -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow -Demacs -I. -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I/usr/local/include -I/opt/cmds/postgresql-7.0.0/include -I/usr/dt/include -I/usr/openwin/include postgresql.c In file included from postgresql.c:104: /opt/cmds/postgresql-7.0.0/include/libpq-fe.h:104: warning: declaration of `message' shadows global declaration postgresql.c: In function `Fpq_connect_poll': postgresql.c:543: parse error before `16' postgresql.c:550: invalid lvalue in assignment postgresql.c: In function `Fpq_reset_poll': postgresql.c:733: parse error before `16' postgresql.c:740: invalid lvalue in assignment make[1]: *** [postgresql.o] Error 1 Because, `PS' is macro that defined in system header file `/usr/include/ia32/sys/reg.h' as follow: [...] Please change the variable name `PS' to other one. -- keit(a)tpj.co.jp