Re: [GENERAL] Announce: PostgreSQL-6.5.3 binaries available forWindows NT

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: David Warnock <david(at)sundayta(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: Kevin Lo <kevlo(at)hello(dot)com(dot)tw>, pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Announce: PostgreSQL-6.5.3 binaries available forWindows NT
Date: 2000-01-04 19:37:30
Message-ID: 200001041937.OAA20457@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Kevin,
>
> We are interested in funding work to get postgresql working on Windows
> 9x.
>
> I know that cgywin is available for Win9x but that parts of the api are
> not available.
>
> Do you believe it will be possible to build and run postgresql on Win9x?
> How much work would be involved?

I wonder if it would be easier to pay Cygnus to port the missing pieces.
Can you give us a detailed list of the missing features the PostgreSQL
needs the Cgywin doesn't have on Win9x?

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