Install plv8 on Ubuntu

plv8-install-ubuntu.md

1. Install and configure Postgres [https://library.linode.com/databases/postgresql/ubuntu-12.04-precise-pangolin]
2. Download latest stable version of plv8 [https://code.google.com/p/plv8js/wiki/PLV8]
3. Extract plv8.zip and cd into it.
4. sudo apt-get install subversion
5. sudo make static
6. Copy plv8.so to /usr/lib/postgres/9.1/lib
7. Copy plv8--(version).sql and plv8.control to /usr/share/postgres/9.1/extension
8. psql -d dbName
9. CREATE EXTENSION plv8;
10. Repeat 6-8 for plls (livescript) and plcoffee (coffeescript) if required

Has anyone been able to install on Ubuntu 22.04? If so, a guide?

Has anyone been able to install on Ubuntu 22.04? If so, a guide?

for postgres 16

sudo apt install libtinfo5 build-essential pkg-config libstdc++-12-dev cmake git postgresql-server-dev-16

git clone https://github.com/plv8/plv8
cd plv8
git checkout tags/v3.2.2
make
sudo make install

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@thanderoy I know this is kinda too late for you, I shared it for others since this gist is pretty high ranking on google search.

@ArjixWasTaken Too late but thanks. For posterity now. 😄 💪

@ArjixWasTaken thank you very much; successful make plv8

lightening@lightening-virtual-machine:~/Work/bustabit/webserver/plv8$ make
g++ -DJSONB_DIRECT_CONVERSION -Ideps/v8-cmake/v8/include -std=c++17 -Wall -std=c++17 -fno-rtti -O2 -fPIC -Wall -Wno-register -xc++ -I. -I./ -I/usr/include/postgresql/17/server -I/usr/include/postgresql/internal  -Wdate-time -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/libxml2  -fPIC -c -o plv8.o plv8.cc
In file included from plv8.cc:8:
plv8.h:20:10: fatal error: postgres.h: No such file or directory
   20 | #include "postgres.h"
      |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make: *** [Makefile:91: plv8.o] Error 1

Can anyone help with this issue?
Please give me some advice.

@bestpractice116 you need to install the dev headers for postgres, if you are on debian/ubuntu you can install postgresql-server-dev-16 for postgres 16

sudo apt install postgresql-server-dev-16，16 is your PG version.

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2025年6月5日 01:20，Paul Breen ***@***.***> 写道： @bestpractice116 commented on this gist. ***@***.***:~/Work/bustabit/webserver/plv8$ make g++ -DJSONB_DIRECT_CONVERSION -Ideps/v8-cmake/v8/include -std=c++17 -Wall -std=c++17 -fno-rtti -O2 -fPIC -Wall -Wno-register -xc++ -I. -I./ -I/usr/include/postgresql/17/server -I/usr/include/postgresql/internal -Wdate-time -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/libxml2 -fPIC -c -o plv8.o plv8.cc In file included from plv8.cc:8: plv8.h:20:10: fatal error: postgres.h: No such file or directory 20 | #include "postgres.h" | ^~~~~~~~~~~~ compilation terminated. make: *** [Makefile:91: plv8.o] Error 1 Can anyone help with this issue? Please give me some advice. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://gist.github.com/asleepysamurai/5690830#gistcomment-5605529> or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A5A6TWCGFK5XYPM4NM5ZLUD3B4TE5BFKMF2HI4TJMJ2XIZLTSKBKK5TBNR2WLJDUOJ2WLJDOMFWWLO3UNBZGKYLEL5YGC4TUNFRWS4DBNZ2F6YLDORUXM2LUPGBKK5TBNR2WLJDHNFZXJJDOMFWWLK3UNBZGKYLEL52HS4DFVRZXKYTKMVRXIX3UPFYGLK2HNFZXIQ3PNVWWK3TUUZ2G64DJMNZZDAVEOR4XAZNEM5UXG5FFOZQWY5LFU42TMOJQHAZTBJ3UOJUWOZ3FOKTGG4TFMF2GK>. You are receiving this email because you commented on the thread. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>.