Thread: Building PostgreSQL 8.1.3 on Windows with MinGW
Hi,
I’m trying to build PostgreSQL on Windows XP SP2 with MinGW but keep getting the same error in this post:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-ports/2005-06/msg00031.php
I was wondering if there ever was an answer about how to build PostgreSQL on Windows?
Thanks,
Simon
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:11:24 +0100, Simon Dale <sdale@rm.com> wrote: > Hi, > > > I'm trying to build PostgreSQL on Windows XP SP2 with MinGW but keep > getting the same error in this post: > > > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-ports/2005-06/msg00031.php > > > I was wondering if there ever was an answer about how to build > PostgreSQL on Windows? > > > Thanks, > > > Simon > Visit our Website at http://www.rm.com It may sound silly, but did you try an uninstall & reinstall of MingW and Msys ? I had no problem building the source on my laptop, also running WinXP SP2. So I think you shouldn't have any problem. Make sure you install the software in the proper order.
Hi, I downloaded msys (version 1.0.1), didn't for msysdtk (don't even know what it is!). I did the same as you for mingw (installer and current set). The contents of installed.ini in the mingw directory is the following: %%%%% [settings] mirror=http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge installtype=current [components] runtime=mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz w32api=w32api-3.6.tar.gz binutils=binutils-2.15.91-20040904-1.tar.gz core=gcc-core-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz gpp=gcc-g++-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz g77= ada= java= objc= make=mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.tar.gz %%%%% Your problem may come from using mingw-make as you wrote below. I remember that right after the msys install, there's a check or configure script that says something meaning "it's great that you don't have $$$make". Which make was it referring to, I don't remember. Check that. Here is my PATH under msys .:/usr/local/bin:/mingw/bin:/bin:/c/program files/miktek/texmf/miktex/bin:/c/WINNT/system32:/c/WINNT:/c/WINNT/System32/Wbem::/c/Program Files/Fichiers communs/Adaptec Shared/System:/c/Program Files/QuickTime/QTSystem/:/c/PROGRA~1/XRay:/c/Langages/BC5/BIN:.:/c/Program Files/multiDesk/shortcuts:/usr/local/pgsql/bin:/usr/local/pgsql/lib Note that I did the same installation (for mingw and msys) and compilation procedures on two systems: my laptop w/ WinXP SP2 and my office desktop machine w/ Win2K Professional. They ran perfectly on both machines. On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:10:14 +0200, Simon Dale <sdale@rm.com> wrote: > i followed the instructions on the mingw web site. > install mingw (i used the proposed installer and selected to use the > current set of files) > install msys (version 1.0.1) > install msysdtk (version 1.0.1) > i installed these to c:\mingw and c:\msys\1.0 (the default locations) > and added the bin subfolder to my path variable (msys first then mingw). > then i opened cmd and changed directory to the postgres-8.1.3 folder and > did the following: > sh configure --without-zlib > mingw32-make > the mingw32-make causes the error. the same happens if i try to use make > from the msys directory > i've made sure that all the files on the command line exist and that > awk, gawk, sed and egrep all exist too as these look like the tools > being used and they all seem fine. > could you tell me the versions of everything you are using please, and > also the order they appear in your path. > many thanks, > simon > > ________________________________ > > From: VOGLOZIN W. Amenel [mailto:amenel.voglozin@univ-nantes.fr] > Sent: Mon 27/03/06 08:43 > To: Simon Dale; pgsql-ports@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [PORTS] Building PostgreSQL 8.1.3 on Windows with MinGW > > > > On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:11:24 +0100, Simon Dale <sdale@rm.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> >> I'm trying to build PostgreSQL on Windows XP SP2 with MinGW but keep >> getting the same error in this post: >> >> >> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-ports/2005-06/msg00031.php >> >> >> I was wondering if there ever was an answer about how to build >> PostgreSQL on Windows? >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Simon >> Visit our Website at http://www.rm.com > > It may sound silly, but did you try an uninstall & reinstall of MingW and > Msys ? I had no problem building the source on my laptop, also running > WinXP SP2. So I think you shouldn't have any problem. > Make sure you install the software in the proper order. >