How do I installing PostgreSQL on Windows NT or Windows 2000?

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$Date: 2001/03/16 22:12:13 $

$Date: 2001/04/03 18:14:39 $

1. Install the Cygwin package.

The Cygwin package provides a UNIX-like API on top of the Win32

API. It is available at <http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/>. At

the time of this writing, it is recommended to use either version

1.1.7 or the 1.3.x series. Version 1.1.8 contains a bug that will

prevent the server to work. Using older versions such as 1.0 or

B20 might require extra efforts.

1.1.7, a snapshot built after 2001/02/05 12:36:41, or the 1.3.x series

(when available). Version 1.1.8 contains a bug that will prevent the

server to work. Using older versions such as 1.0 or B20 might require

extra efforts.

2. Install the cygipc package, available at

<http://www.neuro.gatech.edu/users/cwilson/cygutils/V1.1/cygipc/>.

Windows program directories, because the sort.exe has to be taken

from Cygwin, not Windows.

5. Start `ipc-daemon &' (background process) from the cygipc package.

5. Start ipc-daemon from the cygipc package. Use "net start ipc-daemon",

if ipc-daemon is installed as a service; otherwise, use "ipc-daemon &".

This program needs to be running anytime you start the PostgreSQL

server (postmaster).

6. Proceed according to the INSTALL file. (./configure; make; etc.)

NOTE: There are two issues with Cygwin's current UNIX domain socket

support:

NOTE: The following are known issues with PostgreSQL on Windows:

1. psql (and other clients) will hang if postmaster is not running and

the socket file (e.g., /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432) exists.

2. Cygwin's AF_UNIX sockets are really implemented as AF_INET sockets

1. Cygwin's AF_UNIX sockets are really implemented as AF_INET sockets

so they are inherently insecure.

2. make check can generate spurious regression test failures due to

overflowing the the listen() backlog queue which causes connection

refused errors.

Problem reports can be sent to <pgsql-ports@postgresql.org>.