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Improve Win32 install instructions.
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doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml

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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml,v 1.20 2004/12/24 18:37:26 momjian Exp $
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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml,v 1.21 2004/12/24 19:20:18 momjian Exp $
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<chapter id="install-win32">
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<title>Installation on <productname>Windows</productname></title>
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<title>Client-Only Installation on <productname>Windows</productname></title>
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<primary>installation</primary>
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Although <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is written for
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Unix-like operating systems and compiles under
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<productname>MinGW</productname>, the C client library
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Unix-like operating systems and can be built using
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<productname>MinGW</productname> and
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<productname>Cygwin</productname>, the C client library
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(<application>libpq</application>) and the interactive terminal
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(<application>psql</application>) can be compiled using other Windows
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tool sets. Makefiles are included in the source distribution for

doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml

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<chapter id="installation">
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<title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
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<secondary>on Windows</secondary>
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To build on <productname>Windows NT</> or <productname>Windows
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2000</> you need the <productname>Cygwin</> and
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<productname>cygipc</> packages. See the file
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<filename>doc/FAQ_MSWIN</> for details.
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To build on <productname>NT</>-based versions of
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<productname>Windows</> like Windows XP and 2003 see
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<filename>doc/FAQ_MINGW</>. For earlier <productname>Windows</>
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releases see <filename>doc/FAQ_CYGWIN</>.
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To build <productname>Windows</> client-only interfaces using
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tools like <productname>Visual C++</> and <productname>Borland
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C++</> see
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<![%standalone-include[the documentation chapter "Client-Only
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Installation on Windows"]]> <![%standalone-ignore[<xref
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linkend="install-win32">]]>.
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