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commit 48eb3e635162d8a53034010d32382dc5aaf2cfdc
Author: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
Date: Sun Jan 10 15:54:14 2010 +0000
First released in: 9.0.0, 8.4.3
Update Windows installation notes.
pginstaller isn't used anymore, in favor of the one-click installers.
Make it clear that we support Windows 2000 and newer with the native
port, instead of first saying we support NT4 and then saying we don't.
doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml | 14 +++++---------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
index f3c200cae8b..f8d294c20c3 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.325.2.4 2009/12/09 16:16:45 mha Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.325.2.5 2010/01/10 15:54:14 mha Exp $ -->
<chapter id="installation">
<title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
@@ -2670,18 +2670,14 @@ cc-1020 cc: ERROR File = pqcomm.c, Line = 427
this chapter; the Visual C++ build works completely differently
and is described in <![%standalone-include[the
documentation]]><![%standalone-ignore[<xref linkend="install-win32">]]>.
- There is also a precompiled binary installer which you can find at
- from <ulink url="http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller"></ulink>.
It is a fully native build and uses no additional software like
- MinGW. The ready-made installer files are available on the main
- PostgreSQL FTP servers in the <filename>binary/win32</filename>
- directory.
+ MinGW. A ready-made installer is available on the main
+ PostgreSQL web site.
</para>
<para>
- The native Win32 port requires a 32-bit NT-based Microsoft
- operating system, like Windows NT 4, Windows 2000/2003, or Windows
- XP. (NT 4 is no longer supported.) Earlier operating systems do
+ The native Windows port requires a 32 or 64-bit version of Windows
+ 2000 or later. Earlier operating systems do
not have sufficient infrastructure (but Cygwin may be used on
those). MinGW, the Unix-like build tools, and MSYS, a collection
of Unix tools required to run shell scripts
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