Re: Running under Cygwin: stability - performance? - Mailing list pgsql-cygwin

George Weaver wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am relatively new to PostrgeSQL.  I'm considering using it to
> support a distributed application that potentially could be used on a
> Windows 9x system.  What is meant by the terms "stable" and
> "unstable"?  If PostgreSQL is not stable enough on 9x systems for
> production, would I be advised to explore other options for database
> support??


Understand, when we say stable, we mean relaible, dependable, and
doesn't need to be rebooted for months or years. Windows, any version
thus far, does not meet the minimum requirement of "stable," Windows 9x
less so.

That being said, if Windows 98 is stable enough for your application, I
would not say that PostgreSQL is any less stable than your environment.

>
> Thanks,
> George
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Henshall, Stuart - Design & Print
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>     To: 'Michael Weaver' <mailto:mweaver@corpusglobe.com> ;
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>     Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 3:37 AM
>     Subject: Re: [CYGWIN] Running under Cygwin: stability - performance?
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>     Michael Weaver wrote:
>     > Can anyone provide me with info on the performace and stability of
>     > PostgreSQL runnning under Cygwin? MIKE WEAVER
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>     Its been performing fine for me since pg7.1. The most major
>     performance issue that I am aware of is that new conections are
>     slow as for fork everything has to be copied. Also there is a
>     limit of ~60 connections. This is assuming NT, under 9x its too
>     unstable for production.
>
>     hth,
>     - Stuart
>