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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> |
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<P>Last updated: Mon Aug 23 12:16:36 EDT 2004</P> |
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<P>Last updated: Mon Aug 23 17:51:33 EDT 2004</P> |
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= |
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"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR> |
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<H4><A name="1.4">1.4</A>) What non-Unix ports are available?</H4> |
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<P><STRONG>Client</STRONG></P> |
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<P>It is possible to compile the <I>libpq</I> C library, psql, and |
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other interfaces and client applications to run on MS Windows platforms. |
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In this case, the client is running on MS Windows, and communicates |
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via TCP/IP to a server running on one of our supported Unix |
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platforms. A file <I>win32.mak</I> is included in the distribution |
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for making a Win32 <I>libpq</I> library and <I>psql</I>. PostgreSQL |
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also communicates with <SMALL>ODBC</SMALL> clients.</P> |
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<P><STRONG>Server</STRONG></P> |
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<P>The database server can run on Windows NT and Win2k using |
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Cygwin, the Cygnus Unix/NT porting library. See |
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<I>pgsql/doc/FAQ_MSWIN</I> in the distribution or the MS Windows FAQ |
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at <A href="http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN"> |
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http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN</A>.</P> |
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<p>A native port to MS Win NT/2000/XP is currently being worked |
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on. For more details on the current status of PostgreSQL on Windows see |
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<a href="http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/Windows"> |
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http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/Windows</a> and |
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<a href="http://momjian.postgresql.org/main/writings/pgsql/win32.html"> |
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http://momjian.postgresql.org/main/writings/pgsql/win32.html</a>.</p> |
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<P>Starting with version 8.0, PostgreSQL now runs natively on |
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Microsoft Windows NT-based operating systems like Win2000, WinXP, |
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and Win2003. A prepackaged installer is available at <a href= |
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"http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller"> |
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http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller</a>. |
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<p>There is also a Novell Netware 6 port at |
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<a href="http://forge.novell.com">http://forge.novell.com</a>.</p> |
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