This is now in the doc directory as README.NT.
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> These are the steps I used to compile and run PostgreSQL on Windows NT.
> Notice that I have not verfied it after 24-3-99. In the coming week I hope
> to update my webpage.
>
> 1. Install the Cygwin package
> 2. Update to EGCS 1.1.2
>
> 1. Install the Andy Piper Tools
>
> 1. Download the Cygwin32 IPC Package by .
> 2. Untar the package and follow the readme instructions.
> 3. I tested 1.03.
> 4. I used the \cygwin-b20\h-i568-cygwin32\i586-cygwin32\lib and
> \cygwin-b20\h-i568-cygwin32\i586-cygwin32\include\sys instead of the
> /usr/local/lib and usr/local/include/sys.
>
> 1. Download the current snapshot.tar.gz (24-3-98).
> 2. Untar the package.
> 3. Copy the files from \pgsql\src\win32 according to the readme file.
> 3. Edit \pgsql\src\template\cygwin32 if needed (I had to adjust the YFLAGS
> path).
> 4. ./configure
> 5. make
> 6. create the directory /usr/local/pgsql manually: the mkdir cannot create a
> directory 2 deep.
> 7. make install
> 8. cd /usr/lical/pgsql/doc
> 9. make install
> 10. Set the environmental data
> 11. Initdb--username=jkr (do not run this command as administrator)
>
> 12. Open a new Cygwin command prompt
> 13. Start "ipc-deamon&" (background proces)
> 14. Start "postmaster -i 2>&1 > /tmp/postgres.log &" (background proces)
> 15. Start "tail -f /tmp/postgres.log" to see the messages
>
> 16. cd /usr/src/pgsql/src/test/regress
> 17. make all runtest
>
> 18. triggers aborts dr watson
> 19. misc after portals aborts dr watson
> 20. plpgsql aborts dr watson
> 21. temp results in a deadlock.
>
>
> Joost Kraaijeveld
> Askesis B.V.
> Groenewoudseweg 46
> 6524VB Nijmegen
> tel: 024-3888063 / 06-51855277
> fax: 024-3608416
> email: JKraaijeveld@askesis.nl
> web: www.askesis.nl
>
>
>
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