diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d6a7419..bc9931a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -240,3 +240,34 @@ There are many differences between SQL syntax and functions supported by differe - PostgreSQL: `Database.Esqueleto.PostgreSQL` In order to use these functions, you need to explicitly import their corresponding modules. + + +### Tests and Postgres + +To ```stack test``` with Postgresql you'll need to set the Postgres flag to true in esqueleto.cabal + +```Flag postgresql + Description: test postgresql. default is to test sqlite. +Default: False``` + +If you don't have Postgres install it. Using apt-get it's just: + +```sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib +sudo apt-get install libpq-dev``` + +The connection details are located near the bottom of the test/Test.hs file: + +```#if defined(WITH_POSTGRESQL) +withPostgresqlConn "host=localhost port=5432 user=esqutest password=esqutest dbname=esqutest"``` + +You can change these if you like but to just get them working set up as follows: + +```$ sudo -u postgres createuser esqutest``` + +```$ sudo -u postgres createdb esqutest``` + +```$ sudo -u postgres psql +postgres=# \password esqutest +``` + +Now ```stack test``` should envoke and pass all the Postgres tests.