postgresql 11.1_1 --with-python build error

[scolby33]

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I am trying to upgrade from postgresql 11.1 to postgresql 11.1_1. I used the option --with-python when I first installed postgres, so simply brew upgrade postgres reveals this issue for me,b ut I believe the same result is achieved with this upgrade command:

$ brew upgrade postgresql --with-python

The installation fails on the ./configure step with

...
checking for perl.h... no
configure: error: header file <perl.h> is required for Perl

There is an old "workaround" that involves adding Perl as a dependency to postgresql petere/homebrew-postgresql#41 (comment)

There is no option like --without-perl

brew gist-logs found no logs

$ brew config
HOMEBREW_VERSION: 1.9.2-5-g44f4f36
ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew
HEAD: 44f4f36c0db693000410fe664b250a90325f4e32
Last commit: 3 hours ago
Core tap ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core
Core tap HEAD: de1ecc1d981de9d5165ea9e96242c32023d14d7c
Core tap last commit: 3 hours ago
HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /usr/local
HOMEBREW_DEV_CMD_RUN: 1
HOMEBREW_LOGS: /Users/apple/Library/Logs/Homebrew
HOMEBREW_NO_ANALYTICS_THIS_RUN: 1
CPU: octa-core 64-bit haswell
Homebrew Ruby: 2.3.7 => /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/bin/ruby
Clang: 10.0 build 1000
Git: 2.20.1 => /usr/local/bin/git
Curl: 7.54.0 => /usr/bin/curl
Java: 11.0.1
macOS: 10.14.2-x86_64
CLT: 10.1.0.0.1.1539992718
Xcode: 10.1
XQuartz: 2.7.11 => /opt/X11
$ brew doctor
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Warning: "config" scripts exist outside your system or Homebrew directories.
`./configure` scripts often look for *-config scripts to determine if
software packages are installed, and what additional flags to use when
compiling and linking.

Having additional scripts in your path can confuse software installed via
Homebrew if the config script overrides a system or Homebrew provided
script of the same name. We found the following "config" scripts:
  /Users/scott/.pyenv/shims/python2-config
  /Users/scott/.pyenv/shims/python3.7-config
  /Users/scott/.pyenv/shims/python2.7-config
  /Users/scott/.pyenv/shims/python3.7m-config
  /Users/scott/.pyenv/shims/python-config
  /Users/scott/.pyenv/shims/python3-config

I do not believe these *-config scripts are the problem since they do not relate to Perl.

[MikeMcQuaid]

--with-python has been removed as part of #31510.

[indlin]

Ok, and how can we build postgresql with python support now??? I need this option.

[SMillerDev]

You'll have to maintain your own tap or suggest python support to be a default if you think the majority of users will benefit from it.