> -----Original Message-----
> From: Claudio Natoli [mailto:claudio.natoli@memetrics.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:44 PM
> To: 'Andrew Dunstan '; 'pgsql-hackers-win32 '; 
> 'PostgreSQL-development '
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [HACKERS] What's left?
> 
> 
> 
> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> > Claudio Natoli wrote:
> > 
> > > * installation directory issues (/usr/local/pgsql/bin 
> won't work too 
> > > well outside of the MingW environment :-)
> >
> > 
> > Clearly we will need an installer for a binary distribution.
> 
> Yes. To be more precise, my point was that doing so will 
> require some changes to the code (ie. configure/compile time 
> constants like PKGLIBDIR just won't do us any good).
> 
> 
> > But for now I suggest that the default prefix on Windows is
> > C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL

More properly:
%ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL

And then, if they don't like that, let them put it wherever they darn
well please.
 
> For right now, I'd suggest a directory that doesn't have 
> whitespace and localization issues :-P

It will have to be faced.  If it cannot handle spaces or funny
characters, it will simply fail.

I may be able to help on the localization and path stuff.  We have
solved those issues for our port of 7.1.3, and I expect the work for 7.5
to be extremely similar.

Where can I get the latest tarball for Win32 development?

Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:52:15 -0800
"Dann Corbit" <DCorbit@connx.com>
Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] What's left?
Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>But for now I suggest that the default prefix on Windows is
>>>C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL
> 
> More properly:
> %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL

Another suggestion: %ProgramFiles%\PGDG\PostgreSQL (or even 
%ProgramFiles%\PGDG\PostgreSQL 7.5). Apache2 uses %ProgramFiles%\Apache 
Group\Apache2.

Note: Many software uses the %ProgramFiles%\<VendorName>\<ProductName> 
convention, but apparently Microsoft itself puts stuffs right under 
%ProgramFiles% (%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Money, \Internet Explorer, 
\Windows Media Player, etc).

> And then, if they don't like that, let them put it wherever they darn
> well please.

-- 
dave


Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:41:40 +0700
David Garamond <lists@zara.6.isreserved.com>
Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] What's left?
I think users would prefer %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL - that's what Mozilla
and some other projects do, although still other projects do
%ProgramFiles%\GNU\PostgreSQL.   

I'd vote for %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL.

 - Steve


-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of David
Garamond
Sent: January 23, 2004 2:42 AM
To: Dann Corbit
Cc: Claudio Natoli; Andrew Dunstan; pgsql-hackers-win32;
PostgreSQL-development
Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [HACKERS] What's left?

Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>But for now I suggest that the default prefix on Windows is 
>>>C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL
> 
> More properly:
> %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL

Another suggestion: %ProgramFiles%\PGDG\PostgreSQL (or even
%ProgramFiles%\PGDG\PostgreSQL 7.5). Apache2 uses %ProgramFiles%\Apache
Group\Apache2.

Note: Many software uses the %ProgramFiles%\<VendorName>\<ProductName>
convention, but apparently Microsoft itself puts stuffs right under
%ProgramFiles% (%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Money, \Internet Explorer, \Windows
Media Player, etc).

> And then, if they don't like that, let them put it wherever they darn 
> well please.

--
dave


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Fri, 23 Jan 2004 07:40:34 -0500
"Steve Tibbett" <stevex@stevex.org>
Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] What's left?
Dann Corbit wrote:

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Claudio Natoli [mailto:claudio.natoli@memetrics.com] 
>>Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:44 PM
>>To: 'Andrew Dunstan '; 'pgsql-hackers-win32 '; 
>>'PostgreSQL-development '
>>Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [HACKERS] What's left?
>>
>>
>>
>>Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Claudio Natoli wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>* installation directory issues (/usr/local/pgsql/bin 
>>>>        
>>>>
>>won't work too 
>>    
>>
>>>>well outside of the MingW environment :-)
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>Clearly we will need an installer for a binary distribution.
>>>      
>>>
>>Yes. To be more precise, my point was that doing so will 
>>require some changes to the code (ie. configure/compile time 
>>constants like PKGLIBDIR just won't do us any good).
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>>>But for now I suggest that the default prefix on Windows is
>>>C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL
>>>      
>>>
>
>More properly:
>%ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL
>
>And then, if they don't like that, let them put it wherever they darn
>well please.
> 
>  
>
>>For right now, I'd suggest a directory that doesn't have 
>>whitespace and localization issues :-P
>>    
>>
>
>It will have to be faced.  If it cannot handle spaces or funny
>characters, it will simply fail.
>  
>
What about 8.3 short names for the win32 environment? 
"C:\Progra~1\Postgres" Should be able to work correctly.  Isn't there a 
win32 command to get the short path if you need it?

>I may be able to help on the localization and path stuff.  We have
>solved those issues for our port of 7.1.3, and I expect the work for 7.5
>to be extremely similar.
>
>Where can I get the latest tarball for Win32 development?
>
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Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:49:58 -0600
Thomas Swan <tswan@idigx.com>
Re: [HACKERS] What's left?
Thomas Swan wrote:

>>
>> More properly:
>> %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL
>>
>> And then, if they don't like that, let them put it wherever they darn
>> well please.
>>
>>  
>>
>>> For right now, I'd suggest a directory that doesn't have whitespace 
>>> and localization issues :-P
>>>   
>>
>>
>> It will have to be faced.  If it cannot handle spaces or funny
>> characters, it will simply fail.
>>  
>>
> What about 8.3 short names for the win32 environment? 
> "C:\Progra~1\Postgres" Should be able to work correctly.  Isn't there 
> a win32 command to get the short path if you need it?


Please not... 8.3 is really ancient.
PostgreSQL-win32 should be as native as possible, including all 
naming/path/registry conventions. The more familiar pgsql looks to 
hardcore windowers, the better will be the acceptance for a newbie.

Regards,
Andreas



Sat, 24 Jan 2004 11:39:06 +0100
Andreas Pflug <pgadmin@pse-consulting.de>
Re: What's left?
Dann Corbit wrote:
> I may be able to help on the localization and path stuff.  We have
> solved those issues for our port of 7.1.3, and I expect the work for 7.5
> to be extremely similar.
> 
> Where can I get the latest tarball for Win32 development?

CVS HEAD now has all the Win32 work.

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Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:15:13 -0500 (EST)
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] What's left?