Re: win32 port getting popular

[Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>]

Merlin Moncure wrote:

> The binary win32 port has been downloaded over 3000 times since May 6,
> which averages to over 1000/week (and steadily increasing).  This is
> with no mention except for win32-hackers list and Bruce's win32 status
> page.  This is of course in addition to users who have compiled the
> database from source.
>
> Type in 'win32 native port' or 'win32 status page' into google, and
> Bruce's win32 status page comes up first or second (notice no mention of
> Postgres in search criteria).
>
> With NT having a as of yet pretty sizable chunk of the low/mid range
> server market, this is a pretty big deal...I'm pretty excited!  My
> personal experiences with it so far are extremely positive.
>
>  

This is all good news.


From what I can see, what we need before feature freeze is:

. fsync mods
. SCM code
. finish up pg_ctl (3 issues I am aware of):
 - behaviour of getopt_long
 - interaction with SCM
 - form of startup command under Windows.


Is that right?

cheers

andrew