Thread: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] What's left?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Claudio Natoli [mailto:claudio.natoli@memetrics.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:44 PM > To: 'Andrew Dunstan '; 'pgsql-hackers-win32 '; > 'PostgreSQL-development ' > Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [HACKERS] What's left? > > > > Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > Claudio Natoli wrote: > > > > > * installation directory issues (/usr/local/pgsql/bin > won't work too > > > well outside of the MingW environment :-) > > > > > > Clearly we will need an installer for a binary distribution. > > Yes. To be more precise, my point was that doing so will > require some changes to the code (ie. configure/compile time > constants like PKGLIBDIR just won't do us any good). > > > > But for now I suggest that the default prefix on Windows is > > C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL More properly: %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL And then, if they don't like that, let them put it wherever they darn well please. > For right now, I'd suggest a directory that doesn't have > whitespace and localization issues :-P It will have to be faced. If it cannot handle spaces or funny characters, it will simply fail. I may be able to help on the localization and path stuff. We have solved those issues for our port of 7.1.3, and I expect the work for 7.5 to be extremely similar. Where can I get the latest tarball for Win32 development?
Dann Corbit wrote: >>>But for now I suggest that the default prefix on Windows is >>>C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL > > More properly: > %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL Another suggestion: %ProgramFiles%\PGDG\PostgreSQL (or even %ProgramFiles%\PGDG\PostgreSQL 7.5). Apache2 uses %ProgramFiles%\Apache Group\Apache2. Note: Many software uses the %ProgramFiles%\<VendorName>\<ProductName> convention, but apparently Microsoft itself puts stuffs right under %ProgramFiles% (%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Money, \Internet Explorer, \Windows Media Player, etc). > And then, if they don't like that, let them put it wherever they darn > well please. -- dave
Dann Corbit wrote: > I may be able to help on the localization and path stuff. We have > solved those issues for our port of 7.1.3, and I expect the work for 7.5 > to be extremely similar. > > Where can I get the latest tarball for Win32 development? CVS HEAD now has all the Win32 work. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
I think users would prefer %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL - that's what Mozilla
and some other projects do, although still other projects do
%ProgramFiles%\GNU\PostgreSQL.
I'd vote for %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL.
- Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of David
Garamond
Sent: January 23, 2004 2:42 AM
To: Dann Corbit
Cc: Claudio Natoli; Andrew Dunstan; pgsql-hackers-win32;
PostgreSQL-development
Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [HACKERS] What's left?
Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>But for now I suggest that the default prefix on Windows is
>>>C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL
>
> More properly:
> %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL
Another suggestion: %ProgramFiles%\PGDG\PostgreSQL (or even
%ProgramFiles%\PGDG\PostgreSQL 7.5). Apache2 uses %ProgramFiles%\Apache
Group\Apache2.
Note: Many software uses the %ProgramFiles%\<VendorName>\<ProductName>
convention, but apparently Microsoft itself puts stuffs right under
%ProgramFiles% (%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Money, \Internet Explorer, \Windows
Media Player, etc).
> And then, if they don't like that, let them put it wherever they darn
> well please.
--
dave
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Steve Tibbett wrote: > I think users would prefer %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL - that's what Mozilla > and some other projects do, although still other projects do > %ProgramFiles%\GNU\PostgreSQL. What would be the reason to put PostgreSQL into %ProgramFiles%\GNU ? Jan > > I'd vote for %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL. > > - Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@postgresql.org > [mailto:pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of David > Garamond > Sent: January 23, 2004 2:42 AM > To: Dann Corbit > Cc: Claudio Natoli; Andrew Dunstan; pgsql-hackers-win32; > PostgreSQL-development > Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [HACKERS] What's left? > > Dann Corbit wrote: >>>>But for now I suggest that the default prefix on Windows is >>>>C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL >> >> More properly: >> %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL > > Another suggestion: %ProgramFiles%\PGDG\PostgreSQL (or even > %ProgramFiles%\PGDG\PostgreSQL 7.5). Apache2 uses %ProgramFiles%\Apache > Group\Apache2. > > Note: Many software uses the %ProgramFiles%\<VendorName>\<ProductName> > convention, but apparently Microsoft itself puts stuffs right under > %ProgramFiles% (%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Money, \Internet Explorer, \Windows > Media Player, etc). > >> And then, if they don't like that, let them put it wherever they darn >> well please. > > -- > dave > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@postgresql.org so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings -- #======================================================================# # It's easier to get forgiveness for being wrong than for being right. # # Let's break this rule - forgive me. # #================================================== JanWieck@Yahoo.com #