How to install postgis extension using an existent version on postgresql on OSX 10.9.4

Question

I'm trying to install postgis using my existent version of postgresql.

I tried doing: brew install postgis. But I'm getting the following error trying run create extension postgis; query

PG::UndefinedFile: ERROR: could not open extension control file "/opt/boxen/homebrew/Cellar/postgresql/9.3.2-boxen/share/postgresql/extension/postgis.control": No such file or directory

This is happening because brew is installing a fresh version of postgresql. When I inspect on the new postgres path I can find the missing postgis.control file.

So, the question is: how can I force postgis to use my existent postgresql installation?

(I'm using boxen, so It's not an option remove my actual postgres installation)

• Mapperz: kyngchaos.com/software/postgres is the best and quickest method
• Leantraxxx: @Mapperz it didn't work. The installer requires version 9.3 exactly. I'm not be able to do downgrade to that version.

Answer 1

I had to compile postgis from source. I made a gist that solve the problem...

Answer 2

I was able to install PostGIS on OSX an old Postgres version without upgrading or manual compilation using Pex:

git clone git://github.com/petere/pex.git cd pex sudo make install pex init pex install postgis psql CREATE EXTENSION postgis;