Thread: Question about installing PostgreSQL on a Windows machine
Hello. I am trying to follow your FAQ_MSWIN instructions but am having trouble immediately. #1 says to install cygwin, which I have done, but it does not come with a pre-built version of PostgreSQL. Did I install the wrong version of cygwin? Step 2 tells me to install cygipc. I have downloaded cygipc-1.11-1.tar.bz2 and the instructions tell me to do the following (I assume from cygwin): $ tar -C / -xjf cygipc-1.11-1.tar.bz2 which produces: tar (child): bzip2: Cannot exec: No such file or directory I'm assuming I don't have bzip2 installed? How can I achieve this? Note that my file is in the / directory as different tar flags produce proper errors (such as -zxvf tells me it isn't in gzip format). Thanks for any help you can provide. Sean McInerney _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
Sean,
On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 06:46:49PM +0000, Sean McInerney wrote:
> I am trying to follow your FAQ_MSWIN instructions but am having trouble
> immediately.
Please read the Cygwin PostgreSQL README:
/usr/doc/Cygwin/postgresql-7.2.3.README
or
http://www.tishler.net/jason/software/postgresql/postgresql-7.2.3.README
> #1 says to install cygwin, which I have done, but it does not come
> with a pre-built version of PostgreSQL.
Yes it does -- look under the the Database category.
> Did I install the wrong version of cygwin?
No.
> which produces: tar (child): bzip2: Cannot exec: No such file or directory
>
> I'm assuming I don't have bzip2 installed?
Correct.
> How can I achieve this?
Rerun setup.exe and select it from the Utils category.
Jason
Thanks for the reply Jason. I figured that part out and have since installed absolutely everything I can with cygwin, as well as installing cygipc-1.11.1 and when I run ./configure for PostgreSQL it errors out at - checking whether the C compiler (gcc -02) works... no It says my c compiler cannot create executables. I downloaded and installed the most recent version of cygwin there was. I'm now giving up as I've wasted too much time on this and the instructions are about as clear as mud. I sometimes want to venture back into the Unix world, then I try something like this. Sorry to say but Windows is just too easy. I highly encourage you to make a thorough, accurate readme if you want people to use your software. Regards, Sean >From: Jason Tishler <jason@tishler.net> >To: Sean McInerney <sean_mackie@hotmail.com> >CC: pgsql-cygwin@postgresql.org >Subject: Re: [CYGWIN] Question about installing PostgreSQL on a Windows >machine >Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 15:52:44 -0400 > >Sean, > >On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 06:46:49PM +0000, Sean McInerney wrote: > > I am trying to follow your FAQ_MSWIN instructions but am having trouble > > immediately. > >Please read the Cygwin PostgreSQL README: > > /usr/doc/Cygwin/postgresql-7.2.3.README > >or > > >http://www.tishler.net/jason/software/postgresql/postgresql-7.2.3.README > > > #1 says to install cygwin, which I have done, but it does not come > > with a pre-built version of PostgreSQL. > >Yes it does -- look under the the Database category. > > > Did I install the wrong version of cygwin? > >No. > > > which produces: tar (child): bzip2: Cannot exec: No such file or >directory > > > > I'm assuming I don't have bzip2 installed? > >Correct. > > > How can I achieve this? > >Rerun setup.exe and select it from the Utils category. > >Jason _________________________________________________________________ Surf the Web without missing calls!�Get MSN Broadband. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp
Sean, On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 09:35:21PM +0000, Sean McInerney wrote: > Thanks for the reply Jason. You are welcome. > I figured that part out and have since installed absolutely everything > I can with cygwin, as well as installing cygipc-1.11.1 If you really installed everything, then PostgreSQL 7.2.3 is already installed. Hence, you do *not* need to build PostgreSQL which obviates the following... > and when I run > ./configure for PostgreSQL it errors out at - checking whether the C > compiler (gcc -02) works... no > > It says my c compiler cannot create executables. Nevertheless, if you look at the end of config.log, then you will be able to determine why configure failed. My WAG is that cygipc was not installed correctly. Note if you searched the archives, then you would have seen that this question has been asked *and* answered many times before. > I downloaded and installed the most recent version of cygwin there > was. I'm now giving up as I've wasted too much time on this and the > instructions are about as clear as mud. Pejorative statements such as "clear as mud" is not a good way to ask for assistance or say thank you. > I sometimes want to venture back into the Unix world, then I try > something like this. If you are experienced with Unix, then installing Cygwin PostgreSQL should not be too difficult. Note that my README was written from that perspective which is my background. > Sorry to say but Windows is just too easy. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. > I highly encourage you to make a thorough, accurate readme It is my intention to make my README "a thorough, accurate readme." Why not contribute by posting a patch with your proposed changes? Do you realize that this is free software? And, that I am volunteer? > if you want people to use your software. PostgreSQL is *not* my software -- I'm just the Cygwin maintainer. Anyway, I'm under the (possibly erroneous) impression that many people use my Cygwin PostgreSQL distribution and find my README helpful. Jason