Re: 7.5 Windows version

From: Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com>
To: Jonathan Barnhart <jdbarnhart(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: 7.5 Windows version
Date: 2004-06-22 20:00:13
Message-ID: 40D88FCD.3070906@archonet.com
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Jonathan Barnhart wrote:
> Is there any chance I can get a pre-release executable of the Windows
> native Postgresql so I can start doing some application development? I
> do not intend to deploy a buggy postgres, but even if it goes boom
> occasionally it will allow me to build the app so that when everything
> is finalized I'm months ahead on development.

You might want to start with the cygwin version at http://www.cygwin.com
Start using that today perhaps, and move over to 7.5 when it goes into Beta.

> It's important to note that I mainly use Borland compilers so unless
> this will compile in c++ builder, I'll need executables.

You'll probably want to check the mailing list archive for the Win32
developers: http://www.postgresql.org/lists.html
I *think* there's a nightly build available, but I don't know how usable
the windows port is as a development target yet.

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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd

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