

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mlw [mailto:pgsql@mohawksoft.com] 
> Sent: 03 December 2002 06:17
> To: psqlodbc; pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: [HACKERS] Shrinkwrap Windows Product, any issues? Anyone?
> 
> 
> I am working on getting a shrink-wrapped version of 
> PostgreSQL for Windows
> 
> Currently it installs a customized version of Cygwin, 
> PostgreSQL 7.2.3, 
> cygipc, psqlodbc, and pgadminII
> 
> I currently have the setup done.
> 
> The target audience is not the enterprise, it is aimed at 
> people using 
> Access wanting to upgrade.
> 
> I've looked long and hard and can't find any license issues. 
> Does anyone 
> know of any that I may have missed? As far as I can see, as long as I 
> maintain GPL restrictions, I should be fine.

No problems with pgAdmin, though I do have to wonder how you've done the
installer?

Regards, Dave.

Tue, 3 Dec 2002 09:19:39 -0000
"Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>
Re: Shrinkwrap Windows Product, any issues? Anyone?
Dave Page wrote:

>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mlw [mailto:pgsql@mohawksoft.com] 
>>Sent: 03 December 2002 06:17
>>To: psqlodbc; pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
>>Subject: [HACKERS] Shrinkwrap Windows Product, any issues? Anyone?
>>
>>
>>I am working on getting a shrink-wrapped version of 
>>PostgreSQL for Windows
>>
>>Currently it installs a customized version of Cygwin, 
>>PostgreSQL 7.2.3, 
>>cygipc, psqlodbc, and pgadminII
>>
>>I currently have the setup done.
>>
>>The target audience is not the enterprise, it is aimed at 
>>people using 
>>Access wanting to upgrade.
>>
>>I've looked long and hard and can't find any license issues. 
>>Does anyone 
>>know of any that I may have missed? As far as I can see, as long as I 
>>maintain GPL restrictions, I should be fine.
>>    
>>
>
>No problems with pgAdmin, though I do have to wonder how you've done the
>installer?
>
>Regards, Dave.
>

Brute force, of course!

Seriously, I have hidden the cygwin environment and simply called it 
PostgreSQL. I am managing all he environment variables in my installer, 
and I am using Windows batch files to start bash which executes the 
PostgreSQL comands.

I am using PGAdmin as the administration tool

It really looks slick


Tue, 03 Dec 2002 07:44:17 -0500
mlw <pgsql@mohawksoft.com>
Re: Shrinkwrap Windows Product, any issues? Anyone?
> Brute force, of course!
>
> Seriously, I have hidden the cygwin environment and simply called it
> PostgreSQL. I am managing all he environment variables in my installer,
> and I am using Windows batch files to start bash which executes the
> PostgreSQL comands.
>
> I am using PGAdmin as the administration tool
>
> It really looks slick

We've done great things at our office, using the free NullSoft installer
(WinAmp):

http://www.winamp.com/nsdn/nsis/

Chris


Tue, 3 Dec 2002 11:22:09 -0800
"Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>
Re: Shrinkwrap Windows Product, any issues? Anyone?