From 48eaa34d443733735eeaabfb876895fecd03c29e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Magnus Hagander Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:54:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update Windows installation notes. pginstaller isn't used anymore, in favor of the one-click installers. Make it clear that we support Windows 2000 and newer with the native port, instead of first saying we support NT4 and then saying we don't. --- doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml | 14 +++++--------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml index 41513dcb9a..e12e4f3e08 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + <![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]> @@ -2672,18 +2672,14 @@ cc-1020 cc: ERROR File = pqcomm.c, Line = 427 this chapter; the Visual C++ build works completely differently and is described in <![%standalone-include[the documentation]]><![%standalone-ignore[<xref linkend="install-win32">]]>. - There is also a precompiled binary installer which you can find at - from <ulink url="http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller"></ulink>. It is a fully native build and uses no additional software like - MinGW. The ready-made installer files are available on the main - PostgreSQL FTP servers in the <filename>binary/win32</filename> - directory. + MinGW. A ready-made installer is available on the main + PostgreSQL web site. </para> <para> - The native Win32 port requires a 32-bit NT-based Microsoft - operating system, like Windows NT 4, Windows 2000/2003, or Windows - XP. (NT 4 is no longer supported.) Earlier operating systems do + The native Windows port requires a 32 or 64-bit version of Windows + 2000 or later. Earlier operating systems do not have sufficient infrastructure (but Cygwin may be used on those). MinGW, the Unix-like build tools, and MSYS, a collection of Unix tools required to run shell scripts -- 2.40.0