Re: cygwin installation problem (windows platform)

Hi Mike,
   I've tried that. It works!
   Thanks a lot.

Harry

"mike g" <mike@thegodshalls.com> wrote in message
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> What version of postgres did you install?  If it is 7.4.2 or later then
> you must install the cygserver package and start that.  ipc-daemon2 is
> not being used anymore.
>
> Mike
> On Wed, 2004-06-16 at 08:00, Harry wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >    I install cygwin in my windows2000 so as to install postgresql. When
I
> > use the postgresql installed together with cygwin, I came into this
problem:
> >    First, I run
> >       ipc-daemon2 &
> >    Second, when I try to initialize the database by running the
following
> > command,
> >       initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
> >    I got some problem, here are the output
> > .....(the above step is OK)
> > creating configuration files... ok
> > creating template1 database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/1... Signal 12
> > initdb: failed
> >    I download the source code of postgresql (7.4.2) and compile it under
the
> > cygwin and run the above again. The same problem happens. Here are the
> > output after running initdb.
> > ........( The above is OK)
> >    creating configuration files... ok
> > creating template1 database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/1... FATAL:
> > semctl(35
> > , 16, SETVAL, 536) failed: Invalid argument
> > initdb: failed
> >
> >   What shall I do with this problem?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Harry
> >
> >
> >
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