Re: PostgreSQL without cygwin.

From: Jason Tishler <jason(at)tishler(dot)net>
To: Ben Clewett <B(dot)Clewett(at)roadrunner(dot)uk(dot)com>
Cc: "Todd F(dot) Peterson" <tfp(at)ncgr(dot)org>, pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL without cygwin.
Date: 2003-02-18 16:25:45
Message-ID: 20030218162545.GD2332@tishler.net
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Ben,

On Mon, Feb 17, 2003 at 04:47:31PM +0000, Ben Clewett wrote:
> This would have the advantage of InstallShield not messing up the
> users own installed Cygwin, and also the user installing Cygwin
> messing up PostgreSQL?

Sorry, the above is not really practical. Two different Cygwin versions
cannot co-exist on the same system due to shared memory that is version
checked.

> If this was possible, then an entire instalation could be embedded
> into a 2Mb image which could be (as I want) attached to an application
> for download over the Internet.

Please don't violate the GPL if you do the above.

Thanks,
Jason

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