Re: createdb - missing pq.dll after compile/install?

Mike Leahy wrote:
> I have a new minor problem.  When I compile/install PostgreSQL 7.4
> from scratch, when run one of the scripts such as createdb.exe, I get
> a windows error message that the "pq.dll" could not be found, and
> that I should try reinstalling.  For fun, I tried reinstalling, and I
> still get the error.  If I copy the pq.dll (which really has been
> installed in /usr/lib) to the windows/system32 folder, it works.  I
> deleted the DLL, then tried installing the precompiled PostgreSQL
> from my cygwin download package, and it worked without asking for the
> pq.dll - I found that this time the dll had also been installed in
> /usr/bin.  Is this something I should just know to do after I
> compile/install, or is it something I'm missing in the source code or
> my configuration settings?

This is something that you should have seen had you read the
installation instructions. :)