Re: installation in windows

I've already install postgresql with cygwin and I am able to query
simple database. However, my supervisor wants me to install postgresql
vatively under windows system. Any body knows if postgresql runs natively
under windows? Thank you for helping me.
Yu Ye Zhou

On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Christof Glaser wrote:

> On Wednesday, 6. June 2001 21:33, Yu Y Zhou wrote:
> > Hi:
> > I try to instsall postgresql natively in the windows system. I
> > use the command nmake /f win32.mak with the microsoft visual C++ in
> > my path under the src directory. I get the psql.exe and libpq.dll and
> > other files. However, I am not able to start the database server.
> > When I try the command psql in the dos mode, I get the error message
> > "connectDBStart()--socket failed: error=0". Moreover I do not have
> > the postmaster executable files. Would I get the postmaster excutable
> > files by executing the nmake /f win32.mak command? I also install
> > postgresql with Cygwin in another Window NT. I see the postmaster.exe
> > in that machine, with the cygwin environment. I try to compile the
> > postmaster.c file in visual C++. However, the C library files such as
> > unistd.h cannot be found. I'm not able to compile postmaster.c. The
> > visual C++ I used is microsoft studio 6.0 enterprise edition.
> > If anybody know anything about my troubles or have any insign,
> > Please let me know. I'm every appreciate it. Thank you and please
> > give me some suggestions. It would be a very great help for me.
> >
> > Yu Ye Zhou
>
> Hi,
>
> you probably need the Cygwin environment to make Windows behave
> POSIX-like. See http://www.cygwin.com/
>
> Christof
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