README for vcbuild

Neil Conway wrote:

Magnus Hagander wrote:

Attached is a simple README file (part from Dave P, if my memory is not
mistaken) for the vcbuild stuff. Please put in src/tools/msvc.

No file attached, AFAICS.

Argh. You're right of course. Here it is.

//Magnus

Magnus Hagander wrote:

Note that PostgreSQL builds natively with Visual C++. You must *there for*
make sure that you do *NOT* have any tools from Cygwin or Mingw available
in the system PATH. Also, make sure you don't have any Cygwin/Mingw
environment variables "leaking" through.

Little typo:

Note that PostgreSQL builds natively with Visual C++. You must
*therefore* ...

Cheers

Mark

Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> writes:

Attached is a simple README file (part from Dave P, if my memory is not
mistaken) for the vcbuild stuff. Please put in src/tools/msvc.

Applied, with Mark K's fix and a bit of polishing of my own.

regards, tom lane