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RE: [HACKERS] Re: [DOCS] Postgresql INSTALL-file & Windows

Horak Daniel <horak@mmp.plzen-city.cz>

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From: Horak Daniel <horak@mmp.plzen-city.cz>
To: "'Thomas G. Lockhart'" <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>, Magnus Hagander <mha@sollentuna.net>
Cc: Postgres Hackers List <hackers@postgreSQL.org>
Date: 1999-01-06T14:55:49Z
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> > In the INSTALL file, it says (under "Unsupported platforms"):
> >  Windows x86 v6.3 1998-03-01 not library compatible;
> >                              client side maybe; use ODBC/JDBC
> >        Note that Windows ports of the frontend are
> >        apparently possible using third-party Posix porting
> >        tools and libraries.

I think this message can be deleted.

> > I believe the client libraries (at least libpq) are available in 
> > native Win32 since version 6.4.

There is a port of client libraries using MS development tools. We are
working on a port of the whole Postgres 6.4.x using the Cygwin tools. Joost
have already send to this list (on Dec 7 1998) a description how to succeed.

			Dan