Thread: PostgreSQL Windows x64 Build
Hi,
I have been using PostgreSQL for quite a while now.
And (pure out of interest) been trying to build a Windows x64 version of it.
I suspect I either need mingw-w64 or Visual Studio.
I already found a x64 version of some of the required tools.
Unfortunately it seems 'impossible' to build an x64 version of PostgreSQL.
Due to a lot of 'choices' inside the code.
I do not understand enough of it at this time I believe, yet a lot of reading and a little help would make chances of success a lot bigger.
Does anyone have pointers about how I would go about as to what to do
I am currently running Windows Vista x64 and have mingw-w64 and Visual Studio 2008 installed
Thanks a lot in advance.
Serge Fonville
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Serge Fonville <serge.fonville@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have been using PostgreSQL for quite a while now. > And (pure out of interest) been trying to build a Windows x64 version of it. There was a discussion of this very subject here a few months ago, you should look that up. It explained a lot of the reasons there isn't currently a 64bit windows build. One of the reasons I remember is that postgresql's "shared memory" design is slow when you allocate large amounts of it in windows, and that's one of the few reasons for needing a 64 bit version of pgsql. I remember a few more reasons popping up. I'm guessing it's a subject for the -hackers list though.