From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <200001041937.OAA20457@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Announce: PostgreSQL-6.5.3 binaries available
 forWindows
	NT
In-Reply-To: <3871C778.F6255C58@sundayta.co.uk> from David Warnock at "Jan 4,
	2000 10:12:08 am"
To: David Warnock <david@sundayta.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 14:37:30 -0500 (EST)
CC: Kevin Lo <kevlo@hello.com.tw>, pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org
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> Kevin,
> 
> We are interested in funding work to get postgresql working on Windows
> 9x.
> 
> I know that cgywin is available for Win9x but that parts of the api are
> not available.
> 
> Do you believe it will be possible to build and run postgresql on Win9x?
> How much work would be involved?

I wonder if it would be easier to pay Cygnus to port the missing pieces.
 Can you give us a detailed list of the missing features the PostgreSQL
needs the Cgywin doesn't have on Win9x?

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