can't build libpq with beta 2

Wow, I have no idea why that is failing. I just fixed some VC problems
for someone but they were actual bugs related to path.c. Your failure
looks like a build tools problem.

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Dann Corbit wrote:

U:\postgresql-8.0.0beta2\src\interfaces\libpq>nmake /f win32.mak

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.40607.16
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Building the Win32 static library...

cl.exe @u:\tmp\nm33D2.tmp
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '/YX'
cl : Command line warning D9035 : option 'GX' has been deprecated and
will be removed in a future release
cl : Command line warning D9036 : use 'EHsc' instead of 'GX'
getaddrinfo.c
..\..\include\c.h(66) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file:
'strings.h': No such file or directory
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cl.exe' : return code '0x2'
Stop.

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You've probably done this, but I should ask anyway.

Did you run the vcvars.bat to set the environment variables for MS VC?

I know I've run into this is previous versions, but IIRC it was operator error.

-Tony

I think the strings.h problem is because you probably ran the
configure script with mingw prior to your MS Visual Studio build. It
sets up a pg_config.h within $PG/src/include which is defined for
mingw not for MS Visual Studio. If you simply delete that file, then
the win32.mak makefile will correctly overwrite pg_config.h.win32 to
the pg_config.h.

That should get you past the problem.
-Tony