PostgreSQL under Windows

On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 22:34:04 -0700,
"P.M" <pmdanger@yahoo.com> wrote:

I was thinking that PostgreSQL could help me to reduce
the cost of a such software. But i would like to know
what is the status of the PostGreSQL version under
Windows ?
I mean, i know that some of you are trying to do an
installer version under Windows for PostGreSQL and i
would like to know if a beta version already exist or
not....

There will be a beta native windows port available in about 3 weeks.
It is currently possible to run postgresql on windows using cygwin.

Hi,

I'm new in this mailing list and in the world of
PostGreSQL.

I need to create a C++ application under Windows which
will use a very huge database...

I was thinking that PostgreSQL could help me to reduce
the cost of a such software. But i would like to know
what is the status of the PostGreSQL version under
Windows ?
I mean, i know that some of you are trying to do an
installer version under Windows for PostGreSQL and i
would like to know if a beta version already exist or
not....

Because i was thinking to build one from my side, but
if it already exists, it's better for me.

I wrote a Windows installer a while back, I think it has been incorporated
into gborg, but I'm not sure.

The one caveat to the system is that it should previously contain a cygwin
installation.

On Wed, 2003-06-11 at 08:03, Bruno Wolff III wrote:

On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 22:34:04 -0700,
"P.M" <pmdanger@yahoo.com> wrote:

I was thinking that PostgreSQL could help me to reduce
the cost of a such software. But i would like to know
what is the status of the PostGreSQL version under
Windows ?
I mean, i know that some of you are trying to do an
installer version under Windows for PostGreSQL and i
would like to know if a beta version already exist or
not....

There will be a beta native windows port available in about 3 weeks.
It is currently possible to run postgresql on windows using cygwin.

If you don't want to wait and not big on cygwin, you can get a "proof of
concept" build at
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=9764&amp;release_id=136623

It's not supported by anyone and I can't even say if it will work for
you, but it has worked for some in the past and might be a good way to
get your feet wet.

Once you get up and running be sure to come back and help us beta test!
:-)

Robert Treat
--
Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL

Justin,

can you add this to the release notes section on the sourceforge site if it's
not already there?

Robert Treat

Hi guys,

Although the "Proof of Concept" build works, it does have a few drawbacks:

+ Only works on English (US at least) installations, because it's hard
coded to install in C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL. On non-English
installations, "C:\Program Files" is named differently and causes things
to fail.

+ It's missing the pager program "less", and the gzip libraries, so
using pg_dump and psql have problems.

+ It's based on an old version of PostgreSQL, 7.3.1 from memory.

All that being said, it should be ok to use, but don't run it in a
production environment. Development and testing environments should be ok.

:-)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

Robert Treat wrote: