ports/145002: databases/postgresql-client : libpgport.a is missing although listed in pg_config --libs

[Julien Cigar]

>Number:         145002
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       databases/postgresql-client : libpgport.a is missing although listed in pg_config --libs
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports-bugs
>State:          open
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Mar 24 10:00:12 UTC 2010
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Julien Cigar
>Release:        8.0-RELEASE
>Organization:
Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Université Libre de Bruxelles
>Environment:
FreeBSD jack.vub.ac.be 8.0-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #0: Tue Mar 23 17:11:15 CET 2010     root at jack.vub.ac.be:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CUSTOM  amd64
>Description:
I have databases/postgresql83-client installed on a machine (without the -server), when I :

jcigar at bccm-it ~ % pg_config --libs
-lpgport -lssl -lcrypto -lz -lreadline -lcrypt -lm 

-lpgport is listed, although /usr/local/lib/libpgport.a is missing. This file is only provided by the -server port. This result in build failures where pg_config is used (for example PR 144985) unless you install the -server port (but then there is no interest to keep separate -client and a -server port).

pg_config is a problem in itself because of confusion over whether it reflects the server build or the client, it really needs splitting into two : a server version that reflects what is needed to build server modules, and a client version ... ?
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