On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 2:05 PM, CHALLIER, JEAN MARC <jean-marc.chall...@atos.net> wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm not totally sure I am posting to the right mailing list - otherwise > please tell me where I should send this message > > We tried to install pgAgent on a Windows XP-SP3 installation of > PostgreSQL 9.5.1-1, using the bundled Stack Builder. > The installer fails at the end saying that : > - it "Could not create or modify the pgpass.conf file..." > - it "Failed to install the pgAgent service" > > Looking at the install log, we could find several "Unknown error while > running..." messages (should I include the log file ?). > > After the installation, if we try to run EXE files in the C:\Program > Files\pgAgent folder, the following programs refuse to launch with a > message from Windows "... is not a valid win32 application." : > - pgagent.exe > - createuser.exe > - validateuser.exe > > ... whereas the bundled psql.exe seems to work. > > Strangely, those executable files, when copied to my 64-bits Windows 7, > launch without problem (even though they don't find the local PostgreSQL > installation, which is normal). > > My best guess is that Stack Builder downloads the Win64 package instead > of the Win32 one - maybe because this package is stored at the wrong > place in the repository ? Or is it a building issue ? > > So my questions are : > - Could it be possible to warn the pgAgent Windows packager of this issue ? > - Where can I find a working Win32 installer for pgAdmin 1.22.1(the > production machine is not connected to the Internet and does not have > building tools).
The issue is that Windows XP is not supported any more, and not all of the toolchains in current use produce binaries that will run on it. -- Dave Page Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com Twitter: @pgsnake EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgadmin-support mailing list (pgadmin-support@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgadmin-support
