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diff --git a/doc/FAQ_MSWIN b/doc/FAQ_MSWIN index eed29ff6a55..25b8fe51f05 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ_MSWIN +++ b/doc/FAQ_MSWIN @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ How do I installing PostgreSQL on Windows NT or Windows 2000? ============================================================= -$Date: 2000/10/18 21:14:56 $ +$Date: 2001/01/19 23:43:35 $ 1. Install the Cygwin package. The Cygwin package provides a UNIX-like API on top of the Win32 API. It is available at <http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/>. - The 1.1.x series is recommended (1.1.4 was the latest at the time + The 1.1.x series is recommended (1.1.7 was the latest at the time of this writing); using 1.0 or B20 might require extra efforts. For B20 you also need to download the separate crypt library at the same location. 2. Install the cygipc package, available at - <http://cygutils.netpedia.net/V1.1/cygipc/>. Do not use versions - prior to 1.04, they will not work. + <http://www.neuro.gatech.edu/users/cwilson/cygutils/V1.1/cygipc/>. + Do not use versions prior to 1.04, they will not work. 3. Optional: The "Andy Piper Tools" at <http://www.xemacs.freeserve.co.uk/> are a collection of pre-compiled libraries and utilities that you @@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ $Date: 2000/10/18 21:14:56 $ 6. Proceed according to the INSTALL file. (./configure; make; etc.) -NOTE: By default, PostgreSQL clients like psql communicate using Unix -domain sockets, which do not work on Windows. Start the postmaster -with -i, and when connecting to the database from a client, set the -PGHOST environment variable to `localhost' or supply the hostname on -the command line. +NOTE: There are two issues with Cygwin's current UNIX domain socket +support: + +1. psql (and other clients) will hang if postmaster is not running and + the socket file (e.g., /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432) exists. + +2. Cygwin's AF_UNIX sockets are really implemented as AF_INET sockets + so they are inherently insecure. Problem reports can be sent to <pgsql-ports@postgresql.org>. |