Hello,

We are able to compile without issue but it won't start. The exact same 
config works perfectly with 7.3.6. Here is the output:

$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D data
DEBUG:  /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster: PostmasterMain: initial environ 
dump:
DEBUG:  -----------------------------------------
DEBUG:          !::=::\
DEBUG:          !C:=C:\cygwin\bin
DEBUG:          ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
DEBUG:          APPDATA=C:\Documents and Settings\scf\Application Data
DEBUG:          CLIENTNAME=Console
DEBUG:          COMMONPROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files\Common Files
DEBUG:          COMPUTERNAME=TRAUMA
DEBUG:          COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
DEBUG:          CVS_RSH=/bin/ssh
DEBUG:          HOME=/home/scf
DEBUG:          HOMEDRIVE=C:
DEBUG:          HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\scf
DEBUG:          HOSTNAME=trauma
DEBUG:          INCLUDE=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 
2003\SDK\v1.1\include\
DEBUG:          
INFOPATH=/usr/local/info:/usr/info:/usr/share/info:/usr/autotool/devel/info:/usr/autotool/stable/info:
DEBUG:          LIB=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 
2003\SDK\v1.1\Lib\
DEBUG:          LOGONSERVER=\\TRAUMA
DEBUG:          MAKE_MODE=unix
DEBUG:          
MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/autotool/devel/man::/usr/ssl/man
DEBUG:          NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
DEBUG:          OLDPWD=/home/scf
DEBUG:          OS=Windows_NT
DEBUG:          
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem
DEBUG:          PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
DEBUG:          PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
DEBUG:          PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1, 
AuthenticAMD
DEBUG:          PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
DEBUG:          PROCESSOR_REVISION=0801
DEBUG:          PROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files
DEBUG:          PROMPT=$P$G
DEBUG:          PS1=\[\033]0;\w\007\033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]$
DEBUG:          PWD=/home/scf/postgresql-7.4.2
DEBUG:          SESSIONNAME=Console
DEBUG:          SHLVL=1
DEBUG:          SYSTEMDRIVE=C:
DEBUG:          SYSTEMROOT=C:\WINDOWS
DEBUG:          TEMP=/cygdrive/c/DOCUME~1/scf/LOCALS~1/Temp
DEBUG:          TERM=cygwin
DEBUG:          TMP=/cygdrive/c/DOCUME~1/scf/LOCALS~1/Temp
DEBUG:          USER=scf
DEBUG:          USERDOMAIN=TRAUMA
DEBUG:          USERNAME=scf
DEBUG:          USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\scf
DEBUG:          VS71COMNTOOLS=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 
.NET 2003\Common7\Tools\
DEBUG:          _=/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster
DEBUG:          TZ=FLEST-2FLEST-3,M3.5.0/3,M10.5.0/4
DEBUG:  -----------------------------------------
DEBUG:  found "/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres" using argv[0]
DEBUG:  invoking IpcMemoryCreate(size=10461184)
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

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Hello,

We are able to compile without issue but it won't start. The exact same
config works perfectly with 7.3.6. Here is the output:

$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D
data
DEBUG:  /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster: PostmasterMain: initial
environ dump:
DEBUG:  -----------------------------------------
DEBUG:          !::=::\
DEBUG:          !C:=C:\cygwin\bin
DEBUG:          ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
DEBUG:          APPDATA=C:\Documents and Settings\scf\Application Data
DEBUG:          CLIENTNAME=Console
DEBUG:          COMMONPROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files\Common Files
DEBUG:          COMPUTERNAME=TRAUMA
DEBUG:          COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
DEBUG:          CVS_RSH=/bin/ssh
DEBUG:          HOME=/home/scf
DEBUG:          HOMEDRIVE=C:
DEBUG:          HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\scf
DEBUG:          HOSTNAME=trauma
DEBUG:          INCLUDE=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\SDK\v1.1\include\
DEBUG:         
INFOPATH=/usr/local/info:/usr/info:/usr/share/info:/usr/autotool/devel/info:/usr/autotool/stable/info:
DEBUG:          LIB=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\SDK\v1.1\Lib\
DEBUG:          LOGONSERVER=\\TRAUMA
DEBUG:          MAKE_MODE=unix
DEBUG:         
MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/autotool/devel/man::/usr/ssl/man
DEBUG:          NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
DEBUG:          OLDPWD=/home/scf
DEBUG:          OS=Windows_NT
DEBUG:         
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem
DEBUG:          PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
DEBUG:          PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
DEBUG:          PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1,
AuthenticAMD
DEBUG:          PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
DEBUG:          PROCESSOR_REVISION=0801
DEBUG:          PROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files
DEBUG:          PROMPT=$P$G
DEBUG:          PS1=\[\033]0;\w\007\033[32m\]\u@\h
\[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]$
DEBUG:          PWD=/home/scf/postgresql-7.4.2
DEBUG:          SESSIONNAME=Console
DEBUG:          SHLVL=1
DEBUG:          SYSTEMDRIVE=C:
DEBUG:          SYSTEMROOT=C:\WINDOWS
DEBUG:          TEMP=/cygdrive/c/DOCUME~1/scf/LOCALS~1/Temp
DEBUG:          TERM=cygwin
DEBUG:          TMP=/cygdrive/c/DOCUME~1/scf/LOCALS~1/Temp
DEBUG:          USER=scf
DEBUG:          USERDOMAIN=TRAUMA
DEBUG:          USERNAME=scf
DEBUG:          USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\scf
DEBUG:          VS71COMNTOOLS=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
.NET 2003\Common7\Tools\
DEBUG:         
_=/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster
DEBUG:          TZ=FLEST-2FLEST-3,M3.5.0/3,M10.5.0/4
DEBUG:  -----------------------------------------
DEBUG:  found "/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres" using argv[0]
DEBUG:  invoking IpcMemoryCreate(size=10461184)
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

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Thu, 15 Apr 2004 08:51:16 -0700
"Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
PostgreSQL 7.4.2 and Cygwin a no go?
Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> We are able to compile without issue but it won't start. The exact
> same config works perfectly with 7.3.6.

Yes, this is known and being discussed on the pgsql-cygwin list.  Maybe 
you can review the last few postings and help out.


Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:29:04 +0200
Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Re: PostgreSQL 7.4.2 and Cygwin a no go?