From e40ae565c2750863a827636fc69a1be1c8c6fee8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:20:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Improve Win32 install instructions. --- doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml | 9 +++++---- doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml | 17 ++++++++++++----- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml index acbfa2bb12..dc5a689bf0 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ - Installation on <productname>Windows</productname> + Client-Only Installation on <productname>Windows</productname> installation @@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml,v 1.20 2004/12/24 18:37:26 mo Although PostgreSQL is written for - Unix-like operating systems and compiles under - MinGW, the C client library + Unix-like operating systems and can be built using + MinGW and + Cygwin, the C client library (libpq) and the interactive terminal (psql) can be compiled using other Windows tool sets. Makefiles are included in the source distribution for diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml index a6a9740269..143e51d3dc 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + <![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]> @@ -120,10 +120,17 @@ su - postgres <secondary>on Windows</secondary> </indexterm> - To build on <productname>Windows NT</> or <productname>Windows - 2000</> you need the <productname>Cygwin</> and - <productname>cygipc</> packages. See the file - <filename>doc/FAQ_MSWIN</> for details. + To build on <productname>NT</>-based versions of + <productname>Windows</> like Windows XP and 2003 see + <filename>doc/FAQ_MINGW</>. For earlier <productname>Windows</> + releases see <filename>doc/FAQ_CYGWIN</>. + + To build <productname>Windows</> client-only interfaces using + tools like <productname>Visual C++</> and <productname>Borland + C++</> see + <![%standalone-include[the documentation chapter "Client-Only + Installation on Windows"]]> <![%standalone-ignore[<xref + linkend="install-win32">]]>. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> -- 2.40.0