Re: Question about cygwin/postgres install

Hi,

I found a webpage www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN that had How to install PostgreSQL on Windows.

I followed the directions and got cygwin working. I can do ls and all the unix commands. The problem is that it says:
Once the down load is complete, open a Cygwin shell and do the following:

Start ipc-daemon2 for shared memory support, by entering the command ipc-daemon2 & Unfortunately, bash cant find
this command. I cant either when I use windows explorer to search for it. I am pretty frustrated. The next steps tell how
to create a new database cluster using initdb and then the postmaster.... I see both of those in the bin directory.

Do you know where ipc-daemon2 is supposed to come from?

Thanks for any help you can provide.
Best Regards,

Sherry

Hi,

If you are using 7.4.2 or 7.4.3 ipc-daemon2 is no longer used.
Cygserver is used in its place. See the new readme files included with
the installation instead. /usr/share/doc/Cygwin

Mike
On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 10:20, s(dot)j(dot)adair(at)att(dot)net wrote:
> Hi,
> I found a webpage www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN
> that had How to install PostgreSQL on Windows.
>
>
>
> I followed the directions and got cygwin working. I can do ls
> and all the unix commands. The problem is that it says:
>
> Once the down load is complete, open a Cygwin shell and do the
> following:
>
>
>
> Start ipc-daemon2 for shared memory support, by entering the
> command ipc-daemon2 & Unfortunately, bash cant find
>
> this command. I cant either when I use windows explorer to
> search for it. I am pretty frustrated. The next steps tell
> how
>
> to create a new database cluster using initdb and then the
> postmaster.... I see both of those in the bin directory.
>
>
>
> Do you know where ipc-daemon2 is supposed to come from?
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
>
> Sherry
>
>
>
>