diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml,v 1.54 2009/07/23 17:06:48 adunstan Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/install-win32.sgml,v 1.55 2010/01/12 20:13:32 mha Exp $ -->
<chapter id="install-win32">
<title>Installation from Source Code on <productname>Windows</productname></title>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
<para>
It is recommended that most users download the binary distribution for
- Windows, available as a <productname>Windows Installer</productname> package
+ Windows, available as a one-click installer package
from the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> website. Building from source
is only intended for people developing <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
or extensions.
@@ -18,11 +18,24 @@
<para>
There are several different ways of building PostgreSQL on
- <productname>Windows</productname>. The complete system can
- be built using <productname>MinGW</productname> or
- <productname>Visual C++ 2005</productname>. It can also be
- built for older versions of <productname>Windows</productname> using
- <productname>Cygwin</productname>. Finally, the client access library
+ <productname>Windows</productname>. The simplest way to build with
+ Microsoft tools is to intall a modern version of the
+ <productname>Microsoft Platform SDK</productname> and use use the included
+ compiler. It is also possible to build with the full
+ <productname>Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 or 2008</productname>. In some cases
+ that requires the installation of the <productname>Platform SDK</productname>
+ in addition to the compiler.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ It is also possible to build PostgreSQL using the GNU compiler tools
+ provided by <productname>MinGW</productname>, or using
+ <productname>Cygwin</productname> for older versions of
+ <productname>Windows</productname>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Finally, the client access library
(<application>libpq</application>) can be built using
<productname>Visual C++ 7.1</productname> or
<productname>Borland C++</productname> for compatibility with statically
@@ -34,29 +47,69 @@
<productname>Cygwin</productname> uses the normal build system, see
<xref linkend="installation"> and the specific notes in
<xref linkend="installation-notes-mingw"> and <xref linkend="installation-notes-cygwin">.
+ These builds cannot generate 64-bit binaries.
<productname>Cygwin</productname> is not recommended and should
only be used for older versions of <productname>Windows</productname> where
the native build does not work, such as
- <productname>Windows 98</productname>.
+ <productname>Windows 98</productname>. <productname>MinGW</productname> is
+ only recommended if you are building other modules using it. The official
+ binaries are built using <productname>Visual Studio</productname>.
</para>
<sect1 id="install-win32-full">
- <title>Building with <productname>Visual C++ 2005</productname></title>
+ <title>Building with <productname>Visual C++</productname> or the
+ <productname>Platform SDK</productname></title>
+
+ <para>
+ PostgreSQL can be built using the Visual C++ compiler suite from Microsoft.
+ These compilers can be either from <productname>Visual Studio</productname>,
+ <productname>Visual Studio Express</productname> or recent versions of the
+ <productname>Platform SDK</productname>. If you do not already have a
+ <productname>Visual Studio</productname> environment set up, the easiest
+ way us to use the compilers in the <productname>Platform SDK</productname>,
+ which is a free download from Microsoft.
+ </para>
<para>
- The tools for building using <productname>Visual C++ 2005</productname>,
+ PostgreSQL supports the compilers from
+ <productname>Visual Studio 2005</productname> and
+ <productname>Visual Studio 2008</productname>. When using the Platform SDK
+ only, or when building for 64-bit Windows, only
+ <productname>Visual Studio 2008</productname> is supported.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The tools for building using <productname>Visual C++</productname>,
are in the <filename>src/tools/msvc</filename> directory. When building,
make sure there are no tools from <productname>MinGW</productname> or
<productname>Cygwin</productname> present in your system PATH. Also, make
- sure you have all the required Visual C++ tools available in the PATH,
- usually by starting a <application>Visual Studio Command Prompt</application>
- and running the commands from there. All commands should be run from the
- <filename>src\tools\msvc</filename> directory.
+ sure you have all the required Visual C++ tools available in the PATH. In
+ <productname>Visual Studio</productname>, start the
+ <application>Visual Studio Command Prompt</application>. In the
+ <productname>Platform SDK</productname>, start the
+ <application>CMD shell</application> listed under the SDK on the Start Menu.
+ If you wish to build a 64-bit version, you must use the 64-bit version of
+ the command, and vice versa.
+ All commands should be run from the <filename>src\tools\msvc</filename>
+ directory.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Before you build, you may need to edit the file <filename>config.pl</filename>
+ to reflect any configuration options you want to change, or the paths to
+ any third party libraries to use. The complete configuration is determined
+ by first reading and parsing the file <filename>config_default.pl</filename>,
+ and then apply any changes from <filename>config.pl</filename>. For example,
+ to specify the location of your <productname>Python</productname> installation,
+ put the following in <filename>config.pl</filename>:
+ <screen>
+ $config->{python} = 'c:\python26';
+ </screen>
+ You only need to specify those parameters that are different from what's in
+ <filename>config_default.pl</filename>.
</para>
<para>
- Before you build, edit the file <filename>config.pl</filename> to reflect the
- configuration options you want set, including the paths to libraries used.
If you need to set any other environment variables, create a file called
<filename>buildenv.pl</filename> and put the required commands there. For
example, to add the path for bison when it's not in the PATH, create a file
@@ -69,14 +122,28 @@
<sect2>
<title>Requirements</title>
<para>
- PostgreSQL will build using either the professional versions (any edition)
- or the free Express edition of
- <productname>Visual Studio 2005</productname>. The following additional products
- are required to build the complete package. Use the
+ The following additional products are required to build
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. Use the
<filename>config.pl</filename> file to specify which directories the libraries
are available in.
<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><productname>Microsoft Platform SDK</productname></term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ It is recommended that you upgrade to the latest available version
+ of the <productname>Microsoft Platform SDK</productname>, available
+ for download from <ulink url="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/"></>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You must always include the
+ <application>Windows Headers and Libraries</application> part of the SDK.
+ If you install the <productname>Platform SDK</productname>
+ including the <application>Visual C++ Compilers</application>,
+ you don't need <productname>Visual Studio</productname> to build.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term><productname>ActiveState Perl</productname></term>
<listitem><para>
@@ -88,6 +155,15 @@
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The following additional products are not required to get started,
+ but are required to build the complete package. Use the
+ <filename>config.pl</filename> file to specify which directories the libraries
+ are available in.
+
+ <variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><productname>ActiveState TCL</productname></term>
<listitem><para>
@@ -126,15 +202,6 @@
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><productname>Microsoft Platform SDK</productname></term>
- <listitem><para>
- It is recommended that you upgrade to the latest available version
- of the <productname>Microsoft Platform SDK</productname>, available
- for download from <ulink url="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/"></>.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
<varlistentry>
<term><productname>MIT Kerberos</productname></term>
<listitem><para>
@@ -194,6 +261,31 @@
</para>
</sect2>
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Special considerations for 64-bit Windows</title>
+
+ <para>
+ PostgreSQL will only build for the x64 architecture on 64-bit Windows, there
+ is no support for Itanium processors.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Mixing 32- and 64-bit versions in the same build tree is not supported.
+ The build system will automatically detect if it's running in a 32- or
+ 64-bit environment, and build PostgreSQL accordingly. For this reason, it
+ is important to start the correct command prompt before building.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To use a server-side third party library such as <productname>python</> or
+ <productname>openssl</>, this library <emphasis>must</emphasis> also be
+ 64-bit. There is no support for loading a 32-bit library in a 64-bit
+ server. Several of the third party libraries that PostgreSQL supports may
+ only be available in 32-bit versions, in which case they cannot be used with
+ 64-bit PostgreSQL.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
<sect2>
<title>Building</title>
@@ -264,7 +356,7 @@
required to initialize and use the database, run the command:
<screen>
<userinput>
- perl install.pl c:\destination\directory
+ install c:\destination\directory
</userinput>
</screen>
</para>
@@ -374,12 +466,13 @@
<productname>Borland C++</productname></title>
<para>
- Using <productname>Visual C++ 7.1-8.0</productname> or
+ Using <productname>Visual C++ 7.1-9.0</productname> or
<productname>Borland C++</productname> to build libpq is only recommended
if you need a version with different debug/release flags, or if you need a
static library to link into an application. For normal use the
<productname>MinGW</productname> or
- <productname>Visual Studio 2005</productname> version is recommended.
+ <productname>Visual Studio</productname> or
+ <productname>Platform SDK</productname> method is recommended.
</para>
<para>