Related Notes: [UsersWikiWinCompile Windows Compile]     [UsersWikiWinCompileInitdb Initialize the postgresql database cluster]

Note these instructions we tested under Windows but apply more or less to Linux/Unix installs as well 

--'''Some stumbling blocks when doing PostGIS make check ''' --

1. '''You have multiple PostgreSQL installs'''

If you have multiple PostgreSQL installs as is the case if you are a package developer or just tsting diligently, the 
first thing you want to make sure is that you are testing the right PostgreSQL install.  To do so do the following: