Re: Porting PG Extension from UNIX to Windows

Greetings, Alexander.

You wrote 08.05.2018, 9:42:

> 25.04.2018 11:45, insaf.k wrote:

>
> I've done some research regarding compiling in Windows. I
> am not sure in what way I should compile the extension.
> AFAIK, Visual Studio is not POSIX compliant and so I'll have
> to rewrite all those POSIX calls using Windows API. So it's
> better to compile the extension in Cygwin.
>

>
> I have some questions regarding compiling the extension in
> Cygwin. Do I have to build PG in Cygwin, if I want to compile the extension in Cygwin?
>
> I think it might depend on the extension, but we have managed
> to use mingw-compiled extension with VS-compiled PG. Please look at the demo script:
> https://pastebin.com/3jQahYNe
> If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Cool idea.

- Why are you using x86 version of MSYS2?
- And why don't you use just msys2-x86_64-latest.tar.xz instead of
exactly named one?

>
> Best regards,
>
> ------
> Alexander Lakhin
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> The Russian Postgres Company
>

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