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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2004-08-23 21:51:53 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2004-08-23 21:51:53 +0000 |
| commit | 728026a6bc92de416258949686e6b2c3553710df (patch) | |
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Update that 8.0 will support MS Win natively.
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diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 577e0d302b8..b69e4ac4ebc 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ alink="#0000ff"> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> - <P>Last updated: Mon Aug 23 12:16:36 EDT 2004</P> + <P>Last updated: Mon Aug 23 17:51:33 EDT 2004</P> <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR> @@ -238,30 +238,11 @@ <H4><A name="1.4">1.4</A>) What non-Unix ports are available?</H4> - <P><STRONG>Client</STRONG></P> - - <P>It is possible to compile the <I>libpq</I> C library, psql, and - other interfaces and client applications to run on MS Windows platforms. - In this case, the client is running on MS Windows, and communicates - via TCP/IP to a server running on one of our supported Unix - platforms. A file <I>win32.mak</I> is included in the distribution - for making a Win32 <I>libpq</I> library and <I>psql</I>. PostgreSQL - also communicates with <SMALL>ODBC</SMALL> clients.</P> - - <P><STRONG>Server</STRONG></P> - - <P>The database server can run on Windows NT and Win2k using - Cygwin, the Cygnus Unix/NT porting library. See - <I>pgsql/doc/FAQ_MSWIN</I> in the distribution or the MS Windows FAQ - at <A href="http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN"> - http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN</A>.</P> - - <p>A native port to MS Win NT/2000/XP is currently being worked - on. For more details on the current status of PostgreSQL on Windows see - <a href="http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/Windows"> - http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/Windows</a> and - <a href="http://momjian.postgresql.org/main/writings/pgsql/win32.html"> - http://momjian.postgresql.org/main/writings/pgsql/win32.html</a>.</p> + <P>Starting with version 8.0, PostgreSQL now runs natively on + Microsoft Windows NT-based operating systems like Win2000, WinXP, + and Win2003. A prepackaged installer is available at <a href= + "http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller"> + http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller</a>. <p>There is also a Novell Netware 6 port at <a href="http://forge.novell.com">http://forge.novell.com</a>.</p> |