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Solution: No such file "postgres.h" when compiling #10

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@davehouser1

If you get this error on Kali or debian based systems:

lib_postgresqludf_sys.c:34:10: fatal error: postgres.h: No such file or directory
   34 | #include <postgres.h>
      |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.

Need to install postgres dev package.
Run the following where "XXX" is the version available to install from apt:

sudo apt-cache search postgresql-server-dev
sudo apt install postgresql-server-dev-XXX

Also run the following to locate where the file is after install
find / -name "postgres.h" -print 2>/dev/null

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