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by jsprogrammer 3822 days ago
The first Mac OS X package is the Graphical Installer. [0]

It looks like it takes you to a link that lets you download a .dmg file. I assume those are basically one-click installers for Mac OS X programs?

[0] http://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/
3 comments
donarb 3822 days ago
Even easier is the Postgres.app for Mac. It's a Mac application that wraps the Postgres server. Nothing to compile, just download and start the app.
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vetinari 3822 days ago
Yes, it is one click installer for OSX.

However, the EnterpriseDB for OSX is basically broken. The good news is, that the user, who needs step by step instructions to download and install, will never find it out. On the other hand, user, who will find it out (because he is unable to build any pg extension with their pgxs, for example) does not need instructions at this level.

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nkozyra 3822 days ago
They are. I don't think it's in any way more arcane to install than, say, MySQL. Not to say the latter has stellar documentation, but those complaints are picky if not invalid.
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