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Improve Win32 install instructions.

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<chapter id="install-win32"> <chapter id="install-win32">
<title>Installation on <productname>Windows</productname></title> <title>Client-Only Installation on <productname>Windows</productname></title>
<indexterm> <indexterm>
<primary>installation</primary> <primary>installation</primary>
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<para> <para>
Although <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is written for Although <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is written for
Unix-like operating systems and compiles under Unix-like operating systems and can be built using
<productname>MinGW</productname>, the C client library <productname>MinGW</productname> and
<productname>Cygwin</productname>, the C client library
(<application>libpq</application>) and the interactive terminal (<application>libpq</application>) and the interactive terminal
(<application>psql</application>) can be compiled using other Windows (<application>psql</application>) can be compiled using other Windows
tool sets. Makefiles are included in the source distribution for tool sets. Makefiles are included in the source distribution for
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<chapter id="installation"> <chapter id="installation">
<title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]> <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
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<secondary>on Windows</secondary> <secondary>on Windows</secondary>
</indexterm> </indexterm>
To build on <productname>Windows NT</> or <productname>Windows To build on <productname>NT</>-based versions of
2000</> you need the <productname>Cygwin</> and <productname>Windows</> like Windows XP and 2003 see
<productname>cygipc</> packages. See the file <filename>doc/FAQ_MINGW</>. For earlier <productname>Windows</>
<filename>doc/FAQ_MSWIN</> for details. releases see <filename>doc/FAQ_CYGWIN</>.
To build <productname>Windows</> client-only interfaces using
tools like <productname>Visual C++</> and <productname>Borland
C++</> see
<![%standalone-include[the documentation chapter "Client-Only
Installation on Windows"]]> <![%standalone-ignore[<xref
linkend="install-win32">]]>.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
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