Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
- Last updated: Fri Sep 29 23:04:02 EDT 2000
+ Last updated: Wed Oct 11 23:12:29 EDT 2000
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
A file win31.mak is included in the distribution for making a Win32
libpq library and psql.
- The database server is now working on Windows NT using the Cygnus
- Unix/NT porting library. See pgsql/doc/FAQ_NT in the distribution.
+ The database server is now working on Windows NT using Cygwin, the
+ Cygnus Unix/NT porting library. See pgsql/doc/FAQ_NT in the
+ distribution. It does not work on MS Windows 9X because Cygwin does
+ not support the features we need on those platforms.
1.5) Where can I get PostgreSQL?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
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-Last updated: Fri Sep 29 23:04:02 EDT 2000
+Last updated: Wed Oct 11 23:12:29 EDT 2000
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A
HREF="mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR><P>
A file <I>win31.mak</I> is included in the distribution for making a
Win32 <I>libpq</I> library and psql.<P>
-The database server is now working on Windows NT using the Cygnus
-Unix/NT porting library. See <I>pgsql/doc/FAQ_NT</I> in the distribution.<P>
+The database server is now working on Windows NT using Cygwin, the
+Cygnus Unix/NT porting library. See <I>pgsql/doc/FAQ_NT</I> in the
+distribution. It does not work on MS Windows 9X because Cygwin does not
+support the features we need on those platforms. <P>
<H4><A NAME="1.5">1.5</A>) Where can I get PostgreSQL?</H4><P>