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Re: pg_tde in PostgreSQL 18.3

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    Matthias Apitz<guru@unixarea.de>
    Apr 15, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC
    Hello,
    We compiled pg_tde (transparent data encryption) into PostgreSQL 16.5
    the "normal" way:
    - git clone pg_tde to the following place
    cd postgresql-16.5/contrib
git clone https://github.com/percona/pg_tde.git
    - configure and make it:
    cd postgresql-16.5/contrib/pg_tde
./configure --prefix= .....
gmake
sudo gmake install
    It seems this path for 18.3 does not exist anymore, the is
    no ./configure in pg_tde:
    cd postgresql-18.3/contrib/pg_tde> ls
CONTRIBUTING.md  code-of-conduct.md  pg_tde--1.0--2.0.sql  src
COPYRIGHT        documentation       pg_tde--1.0.sql       t
Makefile         expected            pg_tde--2.0--2.1.sql  testwrap
README.md        fetools             pg_tde.control        tools
SECURITY.md      meson.build         pykmip-server.conf
ci_scripts       meson_options.txt   sql
    I've asked this question already in Percona Community Forum
    https://forums.percona.com/t/compiling-pg-tde-into-postgresql-18-3-from-source/40626
    With no reaction.
    Any comments?
    matthias
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      Tom Lane<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
      Apr 15, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC
      Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> writes:
      It seems this path for 18.3 does not exist anymore, the is
      no ./configure in pg_tde:
      Just guessing, but this looks like they switched to handling
      meson builds only [1].
      		regards, tom lane
      [1] https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/install-meson.html
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        Bruce Momjian<bruce@momjian.us>
        Apr 15, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC
        On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 10:35:05AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
        Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> writes:
        It seems this path for 18.3 does not exist anymore, the is
        no ./configure in pg_tde:

        Just guessing, but this looks like they switched to handling
        meson builds only [1].
        Uh, I see them requiring an open source fork of Postgres:
        https://github.com/percona/pg_tde
Works only with Percona Server for PostgreSQL 17 or Percona
Server for PostgreSQL 18
        and
        https://docs.percona.com/postgresql/18/postgresql-server.html
Percona Server for PostgreSQL is a binary-compatible, open source
drop-in replacement for PostgreSQL 18. It functions identically
to upstream PostgreSQL, allowing you to migrate seamlessly between
the two.
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