Re: Path to PostgreSQL portabiliy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of mlw
> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 4:12 PM
> To: Paul Ramsey
> Cc: PostgreSQL-development
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Path to PostgreSQL portabiliy
>
> Windows users expect to have C:\my programs\postgres as the
> install location. A
> person who has used or looked at MSSQL would expect to deal with
> the real file
> system. The cygwin environment shields the UNIX program from Windows, the
> Windows user would expect the program to deal with the system as is.
>
> The Windows user that would install PostgreSQL would expect it to
> be a real
> windows program, but would be savvy enough (and prejudiced
> enough) to know if
> it weren't.

It's not the nicest thing, but the root for the mini-cygwin/PG could be
c:\program files\postgresql. Then PG itself could be something like
c:\program files\postgresql\bin. Java, for instance, comes packed in
c:\program files\javasoft\_version_number_\bin.

In any event, for people that want to play around, test it out, do some PG
work on their laptop at night, etc., I don't think they'd really care that
it's not a "real" windows program. I'm a dedicated unix weenie, and I have
PG + cygwin on the windows partition of my machines. It's very convenient at
times.

Joel BURTON | joel@joelburton.com | joelburton.com | aim: wjoelburton
Knowledge Management & Technology Consultant