[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #521: Can't compile PostGIS 1.5 against PostgreSQL 9.0 beta1 under MingW

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#521: Can't compile PostGIS 1.5 against PostgreSQL 9.0 beta1 under MingW
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  Reporter:  robe     |       Owner:  pramsey      
      Type:  defect   |      Status:  new          
  Priority:  medium   |   Milestone:  PostGIS 1.5.2
 Component:  postgis  |     Version:  1.5.X        
Resolution:           |    Keywords:               
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Comment (by mcayland):

 On first glance, it's likely that the issue is due to using a Windows-
 style path (C:\foo\bar) rather than an MSYS-style path (/c/foo/bar) in
 MSYS.

 I generally always build PostGIS against an MSYS-built PostgreSQL in order
 to prevent these type of issues sneaking in, but maybe that is no longer
 practical.

 In terms of a VS build, the infrastructure is pretty much there. The hard
 part is getting someone to maintain the independent build system, since it
 can't be expected for non-Windows users to have to make alterations to
 files that they can't really test. I know the PostgreSQL people try to get
 around this by parsing the existing Makefiles with Perl scripts, which is
 distinctly suboptimal :(

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