Re: CYGWIN AND POSTGRESS - Mailing list pgsql-cygwin

From George Weaver
Subject Re: CYGWIN AND POSTGRESS
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In response to Re: CYGWIN AND POSTGRESS  ("George Weaver" <georgew1@mts.net>)
List pgsql-cygwin
Hi Jason,

I was doing the install directly in DOS as opposed to Bash - undoubtedly why
I had to make the changes mentioned.

Regards,
George

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Tishler" <jason@tishler.net>
To: "George Weaver" <georgew1@mts.net>
Cc: <pgsql-cygwin@postgresql.org>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: [CYGWIN] CYGWIN AND POSTGRESS


> George,
>
> On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 08:49:15AM -0600, George Weaver wrote:
> > There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that "Cygwin PostgreSQL users
> > are better off with my pre-built package...".  I would also add your
> > Readme to that statement as well .
>
> Thanks!
>
> > In the statement: # net user postgres $password /add
> > /fullname:postgres / comment:'PostgreSQL user account'
> > /homedir:"$(cygpath -w /home/postgres)" # [11], I found I had to quote
> > the fullname (eg /fullname:"postgres") and the comment (eg
> > /comment:"PostgreSQL user account").
>
> What shell do you use?  I tested the README under bash.
>
> > In the installation of Postmaster as a service using: # cygrunsrv
> > --install postmaster --path /usr/bin/postmaster --args <<snip>>, any
> > installation I've done puts all the system files in cygwin/bin,
> > therefore I needed to change the path to "--path /bin/postmaster".
>
> But, /usr/bin and /bin are (should be) the same due to the following
> mount point:
>
>     $ mount | fgrep /usr/bin
>     C:\cygwin\bin on /usr/bin type system (binmode)
>
> Additionally, you (should) have something like the following:
>
>     $ ls -i1 /bin/postmaster /usr/bin/postmaster
>     4222124650679709 /bin/postmaster
>     4222124650679709 /usr/bin/postmaster
>
> > Thank you, Jason, for you contributions and continuing help.
>
> You are welcome.
>
> Jason
>
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