Cygwin/PostgreSQL & XP Embedded problem... - Mailing list pgsql-cygwin

From Dethier Sandy
Subject Cygwin/PostgreSQL & XP Embedded problem...
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Msg-id F48DxB6YGZi7fWd4dni00002975@hotmail.com
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<div style="background-color:"><div></div><div>Hi,</div><div>I am trying to get Cygwin/PostgreSQL to work in MS Windows
XPEmbedded.</div><div>Question: Is this setup knowk to work?</div><div> </div><div>I installed the latest version of
Cygwinon a machine running Windows XP Embedded. I have also installed the version of PostgreSQL that came with Cygwin.
Sofar, so good.</div><div> </div><div>My variables are set as
follows:</div><div><div>==========================================</div><div>PGDATA=/usr/local/pgsql/data<br
/>PGLIB=/usr/local/pgsql/lib<br/>LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib:/usr/local/lib<br />export LD_LIBRARY_PATH PGDATA
PGLIB</div><div>==========================================</div></div><div> </div><div>Ithen try to run 'initdb' and
getthe following error:</div><div>==========================================</div><div>/usr/bin/initdb: cannot create
/dev/null:directory nonexistent<br />/usr/bin/initdb: cannot create /dev/null: directory nonexistent<br />The
program<br/>    '/usr/bin/postgres'<br />needed by initdb does not belong to PostgreSQL version 7.2.1, or<br />there
maybe a configuration problem.</div><div>This was the error message issued by that program:<br />/usr/bin/initdb:
cannotcreate /dev/null: directory
nonexistent</div><div>===========================================</div><div> </div><div>Question:Does anyone know how
toresolve the above problem?</div><div> </div><div>The same installation works fine in Windows 2000
Professional.</div><div>Thanksin advance for any help that you can provide.</div><div>Sandy.</div></div><br clear="all"
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