From: | Christian Traber <christian(at)traber-net(dot)de> |
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To: | Mac <postgres(at)host111(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Not able to install Windows Version Yet |
Date: | 2003-08-19 11:18:24 |
Message-ID: | 3F420780.8060901@traber-net.de |
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Hi,
installing cygpic1.14 from
http://www.neuro.gatech.edu/users/cwilson/cygutils/cygipc/index.html
should solve your initdb problem.
Sorry, but I only know this german site with instructions.
http://www.itechy.de/itechy_org/postgresql/postgresql_cygwin.html
Maybe it helps,
Christian
Mac wrote:
>Hello
>
>I am not able to use latest windows version .
>
>Installer seems to have verious problems:
>
>- It does not allow you to select a path!
>- If your windows is on drive D it will install PostgreSQL on drive D but
>all batch files have drive C: hardcoded in them!
>- Service is not installed by default
>- Database initialization (Creating Data directory etc) should be done by
>installer (most of people do not know they should do it themselves)
>- Even if you install postgres on your drive C: you are not able to run he
>service (inside services MMC template).
>- Trying to initialise database:
>
>creating template1 database in /data/base/1... IpcSemaphoreCreate:
>semget(key=1,
> num=17, 03600) failed: Function not implemented
>
>- why we should chose a user for service? why installer does not chose it by
>default (local system account for example)? If we should chose a user this
>should normally be done in installer (also the same with database
>initialization)
>
>Overally my experience have been very painful in comparison to Oracle,
>MS-SQL, MySQL and Linux version of PostgreSQL which drives me away from this
>product.
>
>In other side I have always been interested in developing my Windows
>applictions over PostgreSQL database .
>
>Anyway I will appereciate if someone can help me (forward me) to an article
>etc which helps me to use windows version.
>
>Also I will be happy to start a PostgreSQL forum on my site if you think it
>can be useful. ( http://onlineprogrammer.org/forums )
>
>Regards,
>Mac
>onlineprogrammer.org
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