PostgreSQL for Mac
I wrote about installing PostgreSQL on Windows yesterday. So, it seemed like a good idea to talk about the Mac today. The PostgreSQL website doesn't show any native Mac OS X binary download. However, there is something called...
This is not a ready-to-run server for the Mac, however. Instead, it is a... Collection of GUI tools and installations for the day to day use and administration of PostgreSQL servers both on and from a Mac OS X environment.
To satisfy my curiousity, I downloaded the source code for PostgreSQL and unpacked it on my MacBook. After running ./configure and make, it looks like I have an installable set of binaries. My recollection, from installing PostgreSQL under Linux a number of years ago, is that I need to set up a couple of user accounts and initiate a few databases. So, I didn't run a make install. If any of you have installed the PostgreSQL server fully under Mac OS X, let us know how it works for you.
Actually you can download
Actually you can download binaries and tools from here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgsqlformac/
In fact it IS a ready-to-run
In fact it IS a ready-to-run server! Just pick the right package to download.
There is a PostgreSQL port
There is a PostgreSQL port in Mac Ports which certainly has worked for me in the past. I haven't used it in a while (I've been using MySQL on my laptop as the path of least resistance) but there are currently ports for 7.4, 8.0, 8.1 and 8.2...