Magnus Hagander wrote: > Updated with link to Cygwin FAQ. (the website will update soon with the > automatic CVS pull) Not sure if you wanted anything else there as well? > (the mentions that it's native only etc was done long ago by Dave) > > I see no mention at all of Cygwin in the MingW FAQ as it is now? > (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ_MINGW.html). Though that file > is dated Oct 14, perhaps it just hasn't pulled in your changes? (I think > it'd be good to have "all the FAQs link to each other" when possible, to > direct users that got started at the wrong end) > > Finally, I don't see the pginstaller FAQ linked from the FAQ list per > Ians suggestion - I think that'd be a good idea.
OK, we will need one of the www guys to add your FAQ to the list. WWW guys? As far as changes, I was thinking you should remove information about building and point to the FAQ_MINGW, but I see you already did that, so we are looking good. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > //Magnus > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 6:20 AM > > To: Ian Barwick > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Magnus Hagander > > Subject: Re: [DOCS] FAQ and Windows > > > > > > OK, I updated the FAQ by adding this sentence: > > > > MSDOS-based versions of Windows (Win95, Win98, WinMe) can run > > PostgreSQL using Cygwin. > > > > I also updated the version number. > > > > Magnus is going to update the pginstaller FAQ to talk about > > using Win32 and I am going to have the CVS Win32 FAQ talk > > about building on Win32, and each FAQ is going to point to > > the other. Magnus, FAQ_MINGW already points to the > > pginstaller FAQ. Can we complete the adjustement of these FAQ's? > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > > > Ian Barwick wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > I was trying to clarify the installation options for Windows and > > > noticed all mention of the Cygwin package has been dropped > > from the FAQ. > > > Attached is a patch mentioning this is the only option for > > DOS-based > > > Windows (95 ~ ME) - someone is bound to ask - and with links to the > > > relevant FAQs. I also bumped the current version number. > > > > > > On a related note I'd suggest adding the "Native Win32 FAQ" > > > ( > > http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/FAQ_windows.html ) to the > > > list at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/#faqs . > > > > > > Ian Barwick > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
