From barwick@gmx.net Sat Jun 6 10:03:51 2026 X-Original-To: pgsql-docs-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 732023A4824 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:34:44 +0100 (BST) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 34706-09 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:34:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from p15140235.pureserver.info (sql-info.de [217.160.166.164]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 155753A4980 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:34:34 +0100 (BST) Received: by p15140235.pureserver.info (Postfix, from userid 639) id 3A354356F; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:34:32 +0200 (CEST) Received: from iwate.sql-info.de (pD9517266.dip.t-dialin.net [217.81.114.102]) (using SSLv3 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by p15140235.pureserver.info (Postfix) with ESMTP id 031103567 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:34:30 +0200 (CEST) From: Ian Barwick To: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Subject: FAQ and Windows Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:34:27 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: Multipart/Mixed; boundary="Boundary-00=_TfVgB1XpNA14DGE" Message-Id: <200410282234.27776.barwick@gmx.net> X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 tagged_above=0.0 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200410/63 X-Sequence-Number: 2632 --Boundary-00=_TfVgB1XpNA14DGE Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi I was trying to clarify the installation options for Windows and noticed all mention of the Cygwin package has been dropped from the FAQ. Attached is a patch mentioning this is the only option for DOS-based Windows (95 ~ ME) - someone is bound to ask - and with links to the relevant FAQs. I also bumped the current version number. On a related note I'd suggest adding the "Native Win32 FAQ" ( http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/FAQ_windows.html ) to the list at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/#faqs . Ian Barwick barwick@gmx.net --Boundary-00=_TfVgB1XpNA14DGE Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset="us-ascii"; name="FAQ.html.cdiff" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="FAQ.html.cdiff" Index: FAQ.html =================================================================== RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html,v retrieving revision 1.227 diff -c -r1.227 FAQ.html *** FAQ.html 1 Sep 2004 03:28:15 -0000 1.227 --- FAQ.html 28 Oct 2004 20:26:00 -0000 *************** *** 242,248 **** Microsoft Windows NT-based operating systems like Win2000, WinXP, and Win2003. A prepackaged installer is available at ! http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller.

There is also a Novell Netware 6 port at http://forge.novell.com.

--- 242,255 ---- Microsoft Windows NT-based operating systems like Win2000, WinXP, and Win2003. A prepackaged installer is available at ! http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller. A Windows-specific FAQ ! is available at http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/FAQ_windows.html.

! !

PostgreSQL can also be installed on Windows using the Cygwin ! compatibility layer. Although not suitable for a production environment, ! this is the only installation option for 16-bit Windows (95, 98 and ME). ! The Cygwin FAQ (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_CYGWIN) ! contains further information.

There is also a Novell Netware 6 port at http://forge.novell.com.

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1.7) What is the latest release?

!

The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 7.4.5.

We plan to have major releases every six to eight months.

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1.7) What is the latest release?

!

The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 7.4.6.

We plan to have major releases every six to eight months.

--Boundary-00=_TfVgB1XpNA14DGE-- From pgman@candle.pha.pa.us Sat Jun 6 10:03:51 2026 X-Original-To: pgsql-docs-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 645383A4C21 for ; Sat, 27 Nov 2004 05:20:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 95497-08 for ; Sat, 27 Nov 2004 05:20:12 +0000 (GMT) Received: from candle.pha.pa.us (candle.pha.pa.us [207.106.42.251]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1003B3A4C3C for ; Sat, 27 Nov 2004 05:20:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: (from pgman@localhost) by candle.pha.pa.us (8.11.6/8.11.6) id iAR5Jku17541; Sat, 27 Nov 2004 00:19:46 -0500 (EST) From: Bruce Momjian Message-Id: <200411270519.iAR5Jku17541@candle.pha.pa.us> Subject: Re: FAQ and Windows In-Reply-To: <200410282234.27776.barwick@gmx.net> To: Ian Barwick Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 00:19:46 -0500 (EST) Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org, mha@sollentuna.net X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL108 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 tagged_above=0.0 required=5.0 tests= X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200411/54 X-Sequence-Number: 2689 OK, I updated the FAQ by adding this sentence: MSDOS-based versions of Windows (Win95, Win98, WinMe) can run PostgreSQL using Cygwin. I also updated the version number. Magnus is going to update the pginstaller FAQ to talk about using Win32 and I am going to have the CVS Win32 FAQ talk about building on Win32, and each FAQ is going to point to the other. Magnus, FAQ_MINGW already points to the pginstaller FAQ. Can we complete the adjustement of these FAQ's? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Barwick wrote: > Hi > > I was trying to clarify the installation options for Windows and noticed > all mention of the Cygwin package has been dropped from the FAQ. > Attached is a patch mentioning this is the only option > for DOS-based Windows (95 ~ ME) - someone is bound to ask - and with links to > the relevant FAQs. I also bumped the current version number. > > On a related note I'd suggest adding the "Native Win32 FAQ" > ( http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/FAQ_windows.html ) to the > list at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/#faqs . > > Ian Barwick > barwick@gmx.net [ Attachment, skipping... ] > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@postgresql.org so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 From mha@sollentuna.net Sat Jun 6 10:03:52 2026 X-Original-To: pgsql-docs-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B3383A5596 for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:52:43 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 79290-05 for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:52:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mx-2.sollentuna.net (mx-2.sollentuna.net [195.84.163.199]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F25E73A5579 for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:52:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ALGOL.sollentuna.se (janus.sollentuna.se [62.65.68.67]) by mx-2.sollentuna.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95DDD8F289; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:52:32 +0100 (CET) content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0 Subject: Re: FAQ and Windows Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:52:32 +0100 Message-ID: <6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE456A66@algol.sollentuna.se> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [DOCS] FAQ and Windows Thread-Index: AcTUQMiCeRtyIsklTCWXthOhrJ6GKgDWsFuA From: "Magnus Hagander" To: "Bruce Momjian" , "Ian Barwick" Cc: X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.05 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, FORGED_RCVD_HELO X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200412/1 X-Sequence-Number: 2697 Updated with link to Cygwin FAQ. (the website will update soon with the automatic CVS pull) Not sure if you wanted anything else there as well? (the mentions that it's native only etc was done long ago by Dave) I see no mention at all of Cygwin in the MingW FAQ as it is now? (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ_MINGW.html). Though that file is dated Oct 14, perhaps it just hasn't pulled in your changes? (I think it'd be good to have "all the FAQs link to each other" when possible, to direct users that got started at the wrong end) Finally, I don't see the pginstaller FAQ linked from the FAQ list per Ians suggestion - I think that'd be a good idea. //Magnus=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us]=20 > Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 6:20 AM > To: Ian Barwick > Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; Magnus Hagander > Subject: Re: [DOCS] FAQ and Windows >=20 >=20 > OK, I updated the FAQ by adding this sentence: >=20 > MSDOS-based versions of Windows (Win95, Win98, WinMe) can run > PostgreSQL using Cygwin. >=20 > I also updated the version number. >=20 > Magnus is going to update the pginstaller FAQ to talk about=20 > using Win32 and I am going to have the CVS Win32 FAQ talk=20 > about building on Win32, and each FAQ is going to point to=20 > the other. Magnus, FAQ_MINGW already points to the=20 > pginstaller FAQ. Can we complete the adjustement of these FAQ's? >=20 > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- >=20 > Ian Barwick wrote: > > Hi > >=20 > > I was trying to clarify the installation options for Windows and=20 > > noticed all mention of the Cygwin package has been dropped=20 > from the FAQ. > > Attached is a patch mentioning this is the only option for=20 > DOS-based=20 > > Windows (95 ~ ME) - someone is bound to ask - and with links to the=20 > > relevant FAQs. I also bumped the current version number. > >=20 > > On a related note I'd suggest adding the "Native Win32 FAQ" > > (=20 > http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/FAQ_windows.html ) to the=20 > > list at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/#faqs . > >=20 > > Ian Barwick > > barwick@gmx.net From pgman@candle.pha.pa.us Sat Jun 6 10:03:52 2026 X-Original-To: pgsql-www-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD3C93A5611; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 17:54:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 02305-09; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 17:54:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: from candle.pha.pa.us (candle.pha.pa.us [207.106.42.251]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4686D3A5632; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 17:54:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: (from pgman@localhost) by candle.pha.pa.us (8.11.6/8.11.6) id iB1HruT15748; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:53:56 -0500 (EST) From: Bruce Momjian Message-Id: <200412011753.iB1HruT15748@candle.pha.pa.us> Subject: Re: [DOCS] FAQ and Windows In-Reply-To: <6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE456A66@algol.sollentuna.se> To: Magnus Hagander Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:53:56 -0500 (EST) Cc: Ian Barwick , pgsql-docs@postgresql.org, PostgreSQL www X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL108 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests= X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200412/4 X-Sequence-Number: 6123 Magnus Hagander wrote: > Updated with link to Cygwin FAQ. (the website will update soon with the > automatic CVS pull) Not sure if you wanted anything else there as well? > (the mentions that it's native only etc was done long ago by Dave) > > I see no mention at all of Cygwin in the MingW FAQ as it is now? > (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ_MINGW.html). Though that file > is dated Oct 14, perhaps it just hasn't pulled in your changes? (I think > it'd be good to have "all the FAQs link to each other" when possible, to > direct users that got started at the wrong end) > > Finally, I don't see the pginstaller FAQ linked from the FAQ list per > Ians suggestion - I think that'd be a good idea. OK, we will need one of the www guys to add your FAQ to the list. WWW guys? As far as changes, I was thinking you should remove information about building and point to the FAQ_MINGW, but I see you already did that, so we are looking good. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > //Magnus > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us] > > Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 6:20 AM > > To: Ian Barwick > > Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; Magnus Hagander > > Subject: Re: [DOCS] FAQ and Windows > > > > > > OK, I updated the FAQ by adding this sentence: > > > > MSDOS-based versions of Windows (Win95, Win98, WinMe) can run > > PostgreSQL using Cygwin. > > > > I also updated the version number. > > > > Magnus is going to update the pginstaller FAQ to talk about > > using Win32 and I am going to have the CVS Win32 FAQ talk > > about building on Win32, and each FAQ is going to point to > > the other. Magnus, FAQ_MINGW already points to the > > pginstaller FAQ. Can we complete the adjustement of these FAQ's? > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > > > Ian Barwick wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > I was trying to clarify the installation options for Windows and > > > noticed all mention of the Cygwin package has been dropped > > from the FAQ. > > > Attached is a patch mentioning this is the only option for > > DOS-based > > > Windows (95 ~ ME) - someone is bound to ask - and with links to the > > > relevant FAQs. I also bumped the current version number. > > > > > > On a related note I'd suggest adding the "Native Win32 FAQ" > > > ( > > http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/FAQ_windows.html ) to the > > > list at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/#faqs . > > > > > > Ian Barwick > > > barwick@gmx.net > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 From dpage@vale-housing.co.uk Sat Jun 6 10:03:54 2026 X-Original-To: pgsql-www-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3039D3A56B9; Thu, 2 Dec 2004 03:06:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 69015-06; Thu, 2 Dec 2004 03:06:15 +0000 (GMT) Received: from www.postgresql.com (unknown [200.46.204.209]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47FDA3A57F1; Thu, 2 Dec 2004 03:02:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: from anchor-post-36.mail.demon.net (anchor-post-36.mail.demon.net [194.217.242.86]) by www.postgresql.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82911738A92; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 21:36:29 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mailgate.vale-housing.co.uk ([194.217.48.34] helo=ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk) by anchor-post-36.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 4.42) id 1CZc84-000KLP-K0; Wed, 01 Dec 2004 21:35:16 +0000 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Subject: Re: [DOCS] FAQ and Windows Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 21:35:15 -0000 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [pgsql-www] [DOCS] FAQ and Windows Thread-Index: AcTXzuAyUm5eE1a3Sm6RHsB8t3SgMwAHq98A From: "Dave Page" To: "Bruce Momjian" , "Magnus Hagander" Cc: "Ian Barwick" , , "PostgreSQL www" X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests= X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200412/8 X-Sequence-Number: 6127 =20 > -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-www-owner@postgresql.org=20 > [mailto:pgsql-www-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Momjian > Sent: 01 December 2004 17:54 > To: Magnus Hagander > Cc: Ian Barwick; pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; PostgreSQL www > Subject: Re: [pgsql-www] [DOCS] FAQ and Windows >=20 > OK, we will need one of the www guys to add your FAQ to the=20 > list. WWW guys? Done. Regards, Dave.