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Re: Windows default locale vs initdb

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

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From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: Ertan Küçükoglu <ertan.kucukoglu@gmail.com>, Thomas Munro <thomas.munro@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com>, Juan José Santamaría Flecha <juanjo.santamaria@gmail.com>
Date: 2024-08-08T11:39:37Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On 2024-08-08 Th 4:08 AM, Ertan Küçükoglu wrote:
>
>     I already installed Visual Studio 2022 with C++ support as
>     suggested in
>     https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/install-windows-full.html
>     I cloned codes in the system.
>     But, I cannot find any "src/tools/msvc" directory. It is missing.
>     Document states I need everything in there
>     "The tools for building using Visual C++ or Platform SDK are in
>     the src\tools\msvc directory."
>     It seems I will need help setting up the build environment.
>
>
> I am willing to be a tester for Windows given I could get help setting 
> up the build environment.
> It also feels documentation needs some update as I failed to find 
> necessary files.


If you're trying to build the master branch those documents no longer 
apply. You will need to build using meson, as documented here: 
<https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/install-meson.html>


cheers


andrew


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Andrew Dunstan
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Commits

  1. Skip citext_utf8 test on Windows.