Re: Finding zlib on MinGW - Mailing list pgsql-hackers-win32

From Dave Page
Subject Re: Finding zlib on MinGW
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Msg-id E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E40C3902@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk
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In response to Finding zlib on MinGW  ("Tony and Bryn Reina" <reina_ga@hotmail.com>)
List pgsql-hackers-win32

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf
> Of Tony and Bryn Reina
> Sent: 08 July 2004 14:46
> To: Andrew Dunstan
> Cc: pgsql-hackers-win32@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Finding zlib on MinGW
>
>
> Sure, but we're talking about the first-time user.
> Particularily on Windows, first-timers get extremely
> frustrated when things don't work right out of the box. The
> more idiot proof the installation, the more likely that the
> naive user will catch on.

Most users will not build from source, but will use the installer which
is nearing completion.

Regards, Dave.

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