From: Magnus Hagander Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:54:11 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update Windows installation notes. X-Git-Url: http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/static/gitweb.js?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3dd63afadb0328fb8e79f5a7588ce4c210baba22;p=users%2Fandresfreund%2Fpostgres.git Update Windows installation notes. pginstaller isn't used anymore, in favor of the one-click installers. Make it clear that we support Windows 2000 and newer with the native port, instead of first saying we support NT4 and then saying we don't. --- diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml index 0bd53f679c..7ab7968c65 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml @@ -2672,18 +2672,14 @@ cc-1020 cc: ERROR File = pqcomm.c, Line = 427 this chapter; the Visual C++ build works completely differently and is described in ]]>. - There is also a precompiled binary installer which you can find at - from . It is a fully native build and uses no additional software like - MinGW. The ready-made installer files are available on the main - PostgreSQL FTP servers in the binary/win32 - directory. + MinGW. A ready-made installer is available on the main + PostgreSQL web site. - 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 is no longer supported.) Earlier operating systems do + The native Windows port requires a 32 or 64-bit version of Windows + 2000 or later. Earlier operating systems do not have sufficient infrastructure (but Cygwin may be used on those). MinGW, the Unix-like build tools, and MSYS, a collection of Unix tools required to run shell scripts