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Installing Postgres 8.4.11 on OS X with Homebrew

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3987683/homebrew-install-specific-version-of-formula

Starting Postgres

 postgres -D /usr/local/var/postgres

or

 pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres -l logfile start / stop

Versions

• brew tap homebrew/versions
• brew install postgresql8

The Apple approach did not work for me

• https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/Manpages/man1/postgres.1.html
• Starting: nohup postgres >logfile 2>&1 </dev/null &