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diff --git a/doc/FAQ_MINGW b/doc/FAQ_MINGW index d467e4796ad..88e6d90850d 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ_MINGW +++ b/doc/FAQ_MINGW @@ -13,24 +13,23 @@ The native Win32 port is built from source using MinGW tools. There is also a precompiled binary installer called pginstaller which you - can download from http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller. It is a - fully native build and uses no additional software like MinGW. + can find at from http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller. It is a + fully native build and uses no additional software like MinGW. The + ready-made instlaler files are available on the main PostgreSQL ftp + servers in the binary/win32 directory. Tools for Building Binaries The native Win32 port requires a 32-bit NT-based Microsoft operating - system, like Windows NT 4, Windows 2000/2003, or Windows XP. (NT 4 - doesn't support tablespaces because it doesn't support the junction - points needed for symlinks.) Earlier operating systems do not have - sufficient infrastructure. Building the port also requires MinGW and - Msys, which can be downloaded from http://www.mingw.org/. MinGW is a - Unix-like build environment for Microsoft operating systems. Msys is a - collection of unix tools required to run shell scripts like - configure. Neither is required to run the resulting binaries; they - are needed only for creating the binaries. We have no intention of - supporting Visual C; their build environment is just too different - from Unix, and maintenance of such a build environment would be too - burdensome. + system, like Windows NT 4, Windows 2000/2003, or Windows XP. (NT 4 is + no longer supported since version 8.2) Earlier operating systems do + not have sufficient infrastructure. Building the port also requires + MinGW and Msys, which can be downloaded from http://www.mingw.org/. + MinGW is a Unix-like build environment for Microsoft operating + systems. Msys is a collection of unix tools required to run shell + scripts like configure. Neither is required to run the resulting + binaries; they are needed only for creating the binaries. Work is in + progress to support building using Visual C++ in a future version. Steps For Building Binaries @@ -46,12 +45,6 @@ Steps For Building Binaries If you make a change that you want to contribute, make a context diff and send it to the mailing list. -Access - - The mailing list for discussion is pgsql-hackers-win32@postgresql.org. - You can subscribe by sending an email body containing the word - subscribe to pgsql-hackers-win32-request@postgresql.org. - Resources There are several resources that helped us complete this port: |