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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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1.4) What non-Unix ports are available?
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Client
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It is possible to compile the libpq C library, psql, and other
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interfaces and client applications to run on MS Windows platforms. In
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this case, the client is running on MS Windows, and communicates via
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TCP/IP to a server running on one of our supported Unix platforms. A
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file win32.mak is included in the distribution for making a Win32
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libpq library and psql. PostgreSQL also communicates with ODBC
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clients.
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Server
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The database server can run on Windows NT and Win2k using Cygwin, the
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Cygnus Unix/NT porting library. See pgsql/doc/FAQ_MSWIN in the
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distribution or the MS Windows FAQ at
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http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN.
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A native port to MS Win NT/2000/XP is currently being worked on. For
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more details on the current status of PostgreSQL on Windows see
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http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/Windows and
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http://momjian.postgresql.org/main/writings/pgsql/win32.html.
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Starting with version 8.0, PostgreSQL now runs natively on Microsoft
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Windows NT-based operating systems like Win2000, WinXP, and Win2003. A
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prepackaged installer is available at
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http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller.
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There is also a Novell Netware 6 port at http://forge.novell.com.
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
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<P>Last updated: Mon Aug 23 17:51:33 EDT 2004</P>
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
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<H4><A name="1.4">1.4</A>) What non-Unix ports are available?</H4>
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<P><STRONG>Client</STRONG></P>
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<P>It is possible to compile the <I>libpq</I> C library, psql, and
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other interfaces and client applications to run on MS Windows platforms.
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In this case, the client is running on MS Windows, and communicates
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via TCP/IP to a server running on one of our supported Unix
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platforms. A file <I>win32.mak</I> is included in the distribution
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for making a Win32 <I>libpq</I> library and <I>psql</I>. PostgreSQL
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also communicates with <SMALL>ODBC</SMALL> clients.</P>
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<P><STRONG>Server</STRONG></P>
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<P>The database server can run on Windows NT and Win2k using
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Cygwin, the Cygnus Unix/NT porting library. See
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<I>pgsql/doc/FAQ_MSWIN</I> in the distribution or the MS Windows FAQ
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at <A href="http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN">
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http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/text/FAQ_MSWIN</A>.</P>
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<p>A native port to MS Win NT/2000/XP is currently being worked
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on. For more details on the current status of PostgreSQL on Windows see
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<a href="http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/Windows">
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http://techdocs.postgresql.org/guides/Windows</a> and
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<a href="http://momjian.postgresql.org/main/writings/pgsql/win32.html">
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http://momjian.postgresql.org/main/writings/pgsql/win32.html</a>.</p>
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<P>Starting with version 8.0, PostgreSQL now runs natively on
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Microsoft Windows NT-based operating systems like Win2000, WinXP,
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and Win2003. A prepackaged installer is available at <a href=
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"http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller">
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http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller</a>.
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<p>There is also a Novell Netware 6 port at
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<a href="http://forge.novell.com">http://forge.novell.com</a>.</p>

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