Re: Libpq on windows

On June 10, 2009 10:00:48 pm Andy Colson wrote:
> Phil Longstaff wrote:
> > I want to develop an app which uses libpq, built with mingw. Is there a
> > download package which contains just the include files/dlls? If not,
> > what package do I download? I don't need the server, just the client
> > libraries.
> >
> >
> > Phil
>
> If you dont mind all the ssl stuff (5 or 6 dll's worth) you can borrow
> the client from pgAdmin III.
>
> I, however, just build my own w/out the ssl stuff. There is no client
> only, but its really not hard, just download the full source, unpack,
> compile and then copy the libpq.dll out.
>
> If you want mine I could copy it out so you can download it.

Thanks. How strict is pgsql about version matches (client to server). If I
get your client, will it work with all 8.x versions of the server?

Is there a place on the postgresql.org website that I could request that they
package the library (built, or just source) by itself?

Phil