Re: Path to PostgreSQL portabiliy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dann Corbit [mailto:DCorbit@connx.com]
> Sent: 09 May 2002 00:31
> To: PostgreSQL-development
> Subject: Re: Path to PostgreSQL portabiliy
>
>
> If you have a Win32 workstation...
> Look here:
> http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/
>
> Then click on the thing that says "Install Now" (Looks like a
> black "C" with a green tongue).
>
> after a small boatload of clicks, you will see a Window
> labeled "Cygwin Setup". Under +All you will find...
>     +Admin
>     +Archive
>     +Base
>     +Database
>
> Click on the plus sign next to the Database category.
>
> You will see:
>     7.2.1-1  [options] [Bin] [Src] [Package] posgresql:
> PostgreSQL Data Base Management System
>
> In other words, they already have an automated installation
> procedure for PostgreSQL if you are using Cygwin.

The last time I tried that (coupla months ago) it listed the versions of
the packages in reverse order, so I spent about 15 very tedious minutes
making sure that I have the latest version of all the packages I wanted
selected.

Then I spent an hour or 2 battling with ntsec and initdb on my laptop
(logged onto, but disconnected from the domain). After that I gave up
and went back to my very old release that works fine.

The point I'm trying to make is that if I, as a not inexperienced
sysadmin of both Windows and Unix systems (not to mention PostgreSQL
which I like to think I'm fairly familiar with) has this trouble, what
impression is that going to give the first time user, who's probably
going to go elsewhere at the first sign of trouble?

Regards, Dave.