From 728026a6bc92de416258949686e6b2c3553710df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:51:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update that 8.0 will support MS Win natively. --- doc/FAQ | 27 +++++---------------------- doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 31 ++++++------------------------- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index d38d2ccda4..c23b2896af 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Mon Aug 23 12:16:36 EDT 2004 + Last updated: Mon Aug 23 17:51:33 EDT 2004 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -186,27 +186,10 @@ 1.4) What non-Unix ports are available? - Client - - It is possible to compile the libpq C library, psql, and other - interfaces and client applications to run on MS Windows platforms. In - this case, the client is running on MS Windows, and communicates via - TCP/IP to a server running on one of our supported Unix platforms. A - file win32.mak is included in the distribution for making a Win32 - libpq library and psql. PostgreSQL also communicates with ODBC - clients. - - Server - - The database server can run on Windows NT and Win2k using Cygwin, the - Cygnus Unix/NT porting library. See pgsql/doc/FAQ_MSWIN in the - distribution or the MS Windows FAQ at - http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN. - - A native port to MS Win NT/2000/XP is currently being worked on. For - more details on the current status of PostgreSQL on Windows see - http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/Windows and - http://momjian.postgresql.org/main/writings/pgsql/win32.html. + Starting with version 8.0, PostgreSQL now runs natively on Microsoft + Windows NT-based operating systems like Win2000, WinXP, and Win2003. A + prepackaged installer is available at + http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller. There is also a Novell Netware 6 port at http://forge.novell.com. diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 577e0d302b..b69e4ac4eb 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ alink="#0000ff">

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL

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Last updated: Mon Aug 23 12:16:36 EDT 2004

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Last updated: Mon Aug 23 17:51:33 EDT 2004

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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1.4) What non-Unix ports are available?

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Client

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It is possible to compile the libpq C library, psql, and - other interfaces and client applications to run on MS Windows platforms. - In this case, the client is running on MS Windows, and communicates - via TCP/IP to a server running on one of our supported Unix - platforms. A file win32.mak is included in the distribution - for making a Win32 libpq library and psql. PostgreSQL - also communicates with ODBC clients.

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Server

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The database server can run on Windows NT and Win2k using - Cygwin, the Cygnus Unix/NT porting library. See - pgsql/doc/FAQ_MSWIN in the distribution or the MS Windows FAQ - at - http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN.

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A native port to MS Win NT/2000/XP is currently being worked - on. For more details on the current status of PostgreSQL on Windows see - - http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/Windows and - - http://momjian.postgresql.org/main/writings/pgsql/win32.html.

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Starting with version 8.0, PostgreSQL now runs natively on + Microsoft Windows NT-based operating systems like Win2000, WinXP, + and Win2003. A prepackaged installer is available at + http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller.

There is also a Novell Netware 6 port at http://forge.novell.com.

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