Re: postgresql on 64-bit windows

Jeff Davis wrote:
> It looks like there's no 64-bit version of postgresql for windows:
> http://swik.net/PostgreSQL/Planet+Postgresql/Magnus+Hagander:+PostgreSQL
> +vs+64-bit+windows
>
> but that the 32-bit version of postgresql works just fine on 32-bit or
> 64-bit windows, including Vista. Is this correct?

Yes.

> There's a thread here about possibly supporting 64-bit postgresql on
> windows:
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-07/msg00081.php
>
> Are there major issues holding that back or is it just a lack of demand?

Both.

The 32-bit version covers almost every case on Windows (thanks to our
multi-process architecture), and works absolutely fine on Win64 (and
does get some advantages in running on Win64 vs Win32).

See some other earlier thread about some major obstacles around datatype
sizes on Win64 for the main obstacles.

> Is there still active work going on?

I don't know of anybody actively working on it right now.

//Magnus