Received: from localhost (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AE5D476188 for ; Fri, 2 Aug 2002 10:08:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail_exchange.westcountrypublications.co.uk (wcpmail.westcountrypublications.co.uk [195.171.163.153]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6EC1476160 for ; Fri, 2 Aug 2002 10:08:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by MAIL_EXCHANGE with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Fri, 2 Aug 2002 15:01:17 +0100 Message-ID: From: "Henshall, Stuart - WCP" To: 'Mark Moser' , pgsql-novice@postgresql.org Subject: Re: total newbie question: windows download (binary) Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 15:01:16 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C23A2D.117058F0" X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS new-20020517 X-Archive-Number: 200208/16 X-Sequence-Number: 4448 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C23A2D.117058F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" You can use cygwin to run PostgreSQL on windows (www.cygwin.com). There is a prebuilt binary with the distribution. however you will need to also install cygipc from: http://www.neuro.gatech.edu/users/cwilson/cygutils/cygipc/index.html when the ipc-daemon is running you should then be able to initdb. The cygwin distribution comes with a readme for more info. Also there is a pgsql-cygwin mailing list. hth, - Stuart > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Moser [mailto:markmoser@yahoo.com] > Sent: 31 July 2002 19:32 > To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org > Subject: [NOVICE] total newbie question: windows download (binary) > > > The PostGresQL website/ftpsite is confusing: are > there any Windows downloadable binaries of PostGresQL? > > > thanks! > -Mark ------_=_NextPart_001_01C23A2D.117058F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [NOVICE] total newbie question: windows download (binary)

You can use cygwin to run PostgreSQL on windows (www.cygw= in.com).
There is a prebuilt binary with the distribution.
however you will need to also install cygipc from:
http://www.neuro.gatech.edu/user= s/cwilson/cygutils/cygipc/index.html
when the ipc-daemon is running you should then be able t= o initdb.
The cygwin distribution comes with a readme for more inf= o.
Also there is a pgsql-cygwin mailing list.
hth,
- Stuart

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Moser [mailto:markmoser@yahoo.com]
> Sent: 31 July 2002 19:32
> To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
> Subject: [NOVICE] total newbie question: windows do= wnload (binary)
>
>
> The PostGresQL website/ftpsite is confusing:  = are
> there any Windows downloadable binaries of PostGres= QL?
> 
>
> thanks!
> -Mark

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