Re: PostgreSQL on 64-bit Windows

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008, Joshua D. Drake wrote:

> Pedro Briones Garc�a wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>>
>> According to PostgreSQL FAQ
>>
>> *Q: Does PostgreSQL Support 64-bit Computing?*
>> A: Yes. In fact, we've supported 64-bit systems for at least 10 years, just
>> like a lot of other Unix and POSIX software. *We do not yet support 64-bit
>> Windows, however*.
>>
>> Does it mean that PostgreSQL can not run on a 64-bit Windows computer, or
>> does it mean that it is possible, but the database does not make the most
>> of the capacity, but it works as if the computer would be of 32 bits?
>>
>
>
> My understanding is that it will run on 64-bit windows but in 32bit mode.
>
I know from first hand experience that it runs as a 32-bit app on XP 64.

LER

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