Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Update "Requirements" for Windows?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Update "Requirements" for Windows?
Date: 2004-12-24 18:12:37
Message-ID: 200412241812.iBOICbu04587@candle.pha.pa.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> In the Administrator's Guide, first section under Installation, it still
> says
>
> * To build on Windows NT or Windows 2000 you need the Cygwin and cygipc
> packages. See the file doc/FAQ_MSWIN for details.
>
> I suppose this is at least partly out of date, but what should it say
> now?
>
> Also, do we even still need the "Installation on Windows" section? Is
> anyone still going to care about building the frontend tools that way?

Oh, I see this needs some major restructuring/relabeling. I am working
on that now.

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