From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <200412011753.iB1HruT15748@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: [DOCS] FAQ and Windows
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To: Magnus Hagander <mha@sollentuna.net>
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:53:56 -0500 (EST)
Cc: Ian Barwick <barwick@gmx.net>, pgsql-docs@postgresql.org,
	PostgreSQL www <pgsql-www@postgresql.org>
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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.

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> //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
> 
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