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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2004-12-24 19:20:18 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2004-12-24 19:20:18 +0000 |
| commit | e40ae565c2750863a827636fc69a1be1c8c6fee8 (patch) | |
| tree | 1cebdfabd2820fd028c6bf9a8754e82506fd4cf1 | |
| parent | 7cc37511a2e8fdf3f02ef4baacf03d5523a6f8b2 (diff) | |
| download | postgresql-e40ae565c2750863a827636fc69a1be1c8c6fee8.tar.gz postgresql-e40ae565c2750863a827636fc69a1be1c8c6fee8.zip | |
Improve Win32 install instructions.
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml | 17 |
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml index acbfa2bb128..dc5a689bf03 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml,v 1.20 2004/12/24 18:37:26 momjian Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml,v 1.21 2004/12/24 19:20:18 momjian Exp $ --> <chapter id="install-win32"> - <title>Installation on <productname>Windows</productname></title> + <title>Client-Only Installation on <productname>Windows</productname></title> <indexterm> <primary>installation</primary> @@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml,v 1.20 2004/12/24 18:37:26 mo <para> Although <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is written for - Unix-like operating systems and compiles under - <productname>MinGW</productname>, the C client library + Unix-like operating systems and can be built using + <productname>MinGW</productname> and + <productname>Cygwin</productname>, the C client library (<application>libpq</application>) and the interactive terminal (<application>psql</application>) can be compiled using other Windows tool sets. Makefiles are included in the source distribution for diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml index a6a97402697..143e51d3dcc 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.219 2004/12/24 19:12:36 tgl Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.220 2004/12/24 19:20:18 momjian Exp $ --> <chapter id="installation"> <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]> @@ -120,10 +120,17 @@ su - postgres <secondary>on Windows</secondary> </indexterm> - To build on <productname>Windows NT</> or <productname>Windows - 2000</> you need the <productname>Cygwin</> and - <productname>cygipc</> packages. See the file - <filename>doc/FAQ_MSWIN</> for details. + To build on <productname>NT</>-based versions of + <productname>Windows</> like Windows XP and 2003 see + <filename>doc/FAQ_MINGW</>. For earlier <productname>Windows</> + releases see <filename>doc/FAQ_CYGWIN</>. + + To build <productname>Windows</> client-only interfaces using + tools like <productname>Visual C++</> and <productname>Borland + C++</> see + <![%standalone-include[the documentation chapter "Client-Only + Installation on Windows"]]> <![%standalone-ignore[<xref + linkend="install-win32">]]>. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> |