Announce: PostgreSQL-6.5.3 binaries available for Windows NT

Hi,

Some people asked me to build PostgreSQL binaries for Windows NT.
The binaries(PostgreSQL-6.5.3) are now available at:

ftp://203.79.167.135/pub/postgres-nt-binaries.tar.gz

Please go to my page if you want to build it yourself :)

http://www.freebsd.org/~kevlo/postgres/portNT.html

The Chinese version is at:

http://www.freebsd.org/~kevlo/postgres/portNT_Big5.html

Enjoy!
Kevin.

Kevin Lo wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Some people asked me to build PostgreSQL binaries for Windows NT.
> The binaries(PostgreSQL-6.5.3) are now available at:
>
> ftp://203.79.167.135/pub/postgres-nt-binaries.tar.gz

Great !

> Please go to my page if you want to build it yourself :)
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/~kevlo/postgres/portNT.html
>
> The Chinese version is at:
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/~kevlo/postgres/portNT_Big5.html
>

And could someone please put a note about them on www.postgresql.org ?

I searched it on Sunday for just this and I could only find a link to
the last url - the chinese translation ;(

---------------
Hannu

Hannu Krosing wrote:

> Kevin Lo wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Some people asked me to build PostgreSQL binaries for Windows NT.
> > The binaries(PostgreSQL-6.5.3) are now available at:
> >
> > ftp://203.79.167.135/pub/postgres-nt-binaries.tar.gz
>
> Great !
>
> > Please go to my page if you want to build it yourself :)
> >
> > http://www.freebsd.org/~kevlo/postgres/portNT.html
> >
> > The Chinese version is at:
> >
> > http://www.freebsd.org/~kevlo/postgres/portNT_Big5.html
> >
>
> And could someone please put a note about them on www.postgresql.org ?
>
> I searched it on Sunday for just this and I could only find a link to
> the last url - the chinese translation ;(

Seems you don't read the FAQ :)
See http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq-english.html#1.4

> ---------------
> Hannu

- Kevin

Does the binary contain sql server with it?

On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Kevin Lo wrote:

Tusar>Hi,
Tusar>
Tusar>Some people asked me to build PostgreSQL binaries for Windows NT.
Tusar>The binaries(PostgreSQL-6.5.3) are now available at:
Tusar>
Tusar>ftp://203.79.167.135/pub/postgres-nt-binaries.tar.gz
Tusar>
Tusar>Please go to my page if you want to build it yourself :)
Tusar>
Tusar>http://www.freebsd.org/~kevlo/postgres/portNT.html
Tusar>
Tusar>The Chinese version is at:
Tusar>
Tusar>http://www.freebsd.org/~kevlo/postgres/portNT_Big5.html
Tusar>
Tusar>Enjoy!
Tusar>Kevin.
Tusar>
Tusar>
Tusar>
Tusar>************
Tusar>

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Tusar wrote:

> Does the binary contain sql server with it?

Sure. Please run "psql -h hostName template1".

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> you know what is more than enough *******
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> hits the paper.

Enjoy!
Kevin.

I think there is one file ipc-daemon.exe is missing in those binary
archieve..can u please send that by mail?(only that single binary) .. I
have loaded evrything else ...

Tusar

Tusar>Hi,
Tusar>
Tusar>Some people asked me to build PostgreSQL binaries for Windows NT.
Tusar>The binaries(PostgreSQL-6.5.3) are now available at:
Tusar>
Tusar>ftp://203.79.167.135/pub/postgres-nt-binaries.tar.gz
Tusar>

Kevin Lo wrote:

> Some people asked me to build PostgreSQL binaries for Windows NT.
> The binaries(PostgreSQL-6.5.3) are now available at:
>
> ftp://203.79.167.135/pub/postgres-nt-binaries.tar.gz

Hi,

I'm trying this on Win98 (cygwin b20.1): initdb creates template1 just
fine (I had to run it as sh initdb), but whenever I try to run
postgres.exe,
it complains

FATAL 1: Database system does not exist. PGDATA
directory '/usr/local/pgsql/data' not found

even if two minutes ago it worked and the directory is there of course.
Some funny problem with mount? Any help will be greatly apreciated.

- Robert
.

Tusar wrote:

> I think there is one file ipc-daemon.exe is missing in those binary
> archieve..

It's easy to compile and install ipc-daemon, that's why I didn't
include that file :)

> can u please send that by mail?(only that single binary) .. I
> have loaded evrything else ...

Sure.

> Tusar

- Kevin

Robert wrote:

> Kevin Lo wrote:
>
> > Some people asked me to build PostgreSQL binaries for Windows NT.
> > The binaries(PostgreSQL-6.5.3) are now available at:
> >
> > ftp://203.79.167.135/pub/postgres-nt-binaries.tar.gz
>
> Hi,

Hi, Robert,

> I'm trying this on Win98 (cygwin b20.1): initdb creates template1 just
> fine (I had to run it as sh initdb), but whenever I try to run
> postgres.exe,
> it complains
>
> FATAL 1: Database system does not exist. PGDATA
> directory '/usr/local/pgsql/data' not found
>
> even if two minutes ago it worked and the directory is there of course.
> Some funny problem with mount? Any help will be greatly apreciated.

mount? You can't run psql server on Windows 98 platform. The PostgreSQL
doesn't generate pq.dll if you notice it.

> - Robert

- Kevin

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?

Thanks

Dave

Kevin Lo wrote:
>
> Robert wrote:
>
> > Kevin Lo wrote:
> >
> > > Some people asked me to build PostgreSQL binaries for Windows NT.
> > > The binaries(PostgreSQL-6.5.3) are now available at:
> > >
> > > ftp://203.79.167.135/pub/postgres-nt-binaries.tar.gz
> >
> > Hi,
>
> Hi, Robert,
>
> > I'm trying this on Win98 (cygwin b20.1): initdb creates template1 just
> > fine (I had to run it as sh initdb), but whenever I try to run
> > postgres.exe,
> > it complains
> >
> > FATAL 1: Database system does not exist. PGDATA
> > directory '/usr/local/pgsql/data' not found
> >
> > even if two minutes ago it worked and the directory is there of course.
> > Some funny problem with mount? Any help will be greatly apreciated.
>
> mount? You can't run psql server on Windows 98 platform. The PostgreSQL
> doesn't generate pq.dll if you notice it.
>
> > - Robert
>
> - Kevin
>
> ************

> 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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Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > 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?

I'm gonna implement Tcl/Tk API with PostgreSQL, let users can write
GUI apps. But it seems to take a lot of time...
Some people told me they can use NT binaries on Win98.
Well, I don't test it yet.

> --
> Bruce Momjian | http://www.op.net/~candle
> maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us | (610) 853-3000
> + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue
> + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026

- Kevin

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