Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] What packages from Mingw and MSys are needed?

Tony and Bryn Reina wrote:

> 1. Which parts of MSYS and Mingw are needed for the building a Win32 
> version of PostgreSQL?
>  
> There are several packages listed on the Mingw website:
> MingGW-3.1.0-1.exe
> mingw-utils-0.2
> mingw-runtime-3.2
> msys-1.0.9.exe
> msysDTK-1.0.1.exe
> binutils
> gcc
> win32api-2.4
> mingw32-make
>  
> 2. Do I have to build OpenSSL from Mingw to compile --with-openssl? Or 
> does Mingw already have it as a package?
>  
> 3. Does the current PostgreSQL 7.4 compile with Mingw?
>  
> Thanks.
> -Tony Reina
>  

see here for some info:

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2003-09/msg00938.php

I didn't try compiling with openssl.

I believe we are still waiting for signalling and process management 
code to complete the Win32 port.

cheers

andrew