cygipc-1.11-1.tar.bz2 should have been put in
c:\cygwin (or wherever you installed cygwin to).
Then you should have gone to BASH (cygwin) prompt
then gone the root of the cygwin sub-filesystem
(by typing cd / ) then tar -jxvf cygipc-1.11-1.tar.bz2
This should then expand cygipc to the right place.
hth,
- Stuart
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Berger [mailto:tberger@formixsolutions.com]
> Sent: 30 August 2002 16:16
> To: pgsql-cygwin@postgresql.org
> Subject: [CYGWIN] Problem with install instructions
>
>
> How to install PostgreSQL on Windows:
>
> I am stuck on step 3. I downloaded cygipc-1.11-1.tar.bz2 to
> my c:\ drive
> and am typing
>
> $tar -C / -xjf cygipc-1.11-1.tar.bz2
>
> but am getting an error message
>
> I don't understand what you mean by step 3.
>
>
> Does it have to be saved to a particular folder and what do
> you mean by step
> 3?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Tom Berger
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