Re: [GENERAL] How to compile PosttgreSQL on NT

Hi

These steps can work in Win95 ?

> Installing PostgreSQL on NT:
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> It can be done by done by typing configure, make and make install.
>
> 1. Install the Cygwin package
> 2. Update to EGCS 1.1.2
>    (This may be optional.)
>
> 1. Install the Andy Piper Tools (http://www.xemacs.freeserve.co.uk/)
>    (This may be optional.)
>
> 1. Download the Cygwin32 IPC Package by Ludovic LANGE
>    (http://www.multione.capgemini.fr/tools/pack_ipc/
> 2. Untar the package and follow the readme instructions.
> 3. I tested 1.03.
> 4. I used the \cygwin-b20\h-i568-cygwin32\i586-cygwin32\lib and
> \cygwin-b20\h-i568-cygwin32\i586-cygwin32\include\sys instead of the
> /usr/local/lib and usr/local/include/sys.
>
> 1. Download the current version of PostgreSQL.
> 2. Untar the package.
> 3. Copy the files from \pgsql\src\win32 according to the readme file.
> 3. Edit \pgsql\src\template\cygwin32 if needed (I had to adjust the YFLAGS
> path).
> 4. ./configure
> 5. make
> 6. create the directory /usr/local/pgsql manually: the mkdir cannot create a
> directory 2 levels deep in one step.
> 7. make install
> 8. cd /usr/lical/pgsql/doc
> 9. make install
> 10. Set the environmental data
> 11. Initdb --username=jkr (do not run this command as administrator)
>
> 12. Open a new Cygwin command prompt
> 13. Start "ipc-deamon&" (background proces)
> 14. Start "postmaster -i 2>&1 > /tmp/postgres.log &" (background proces)
> 15. Start "tail -f /tmp/postgres.log" to see the messages
>
> 16. cd /usr/src/pgsql/src/test/regress
> 17. make all runtest
>
> All test should be run, allthought the latest snapshot I tested (18-4)
> appears to have some problems with locking.
>
> Joost