Re: BUG #3744: libpq.a missed from /lib directory

Lorenzo Fiorini wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      3744
> Logged by:          Lorenzo Fiorini
> Email address:      lorenzo.fiorini@gmail.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3 beta2
> Operating system:   Windows 2000
> Description:        libpq.a missed from /lib directory
> Details:
>
> In the 8.2.5 there is a libpq.a in the lib dir that allow to link libpq to
> Windows apps built with mingw.
>
> In the 8.3 beta 2 it seems missed.

8.3 is built with Visual C++ which creates a .lib import library instead
of .a. If memory serves, mingw should be fine with either format, it was
just VC++ which didn't like .a's which is why we shipped both with the
mingw builds.

Regards, Dave.