3.7.0 dev version issues

[Gandalf the Gray]

Regina.

Got it working.

Thanks a million!!

Pieter

On Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM Gandalf the Gray <pjduplooy.gis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Regina.
>
> Follow up question.  Do I first overwrite with the PostGIS archive and
> then the PostgreSQL one?
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 11:42 AM Gandalf the Gray <pjduplooy.gis at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Regina.
>>
>> The exe works fine. Its just the zip file. I will get the archive from
>> the link you gave.
>>
>> Pieter
>>
>> On Wed, 05 Aug 2026, 09:01 Regina Obe, <lr at pcorp.us> wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry missed your message yesterday.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Did it work when you did the .exe install and it only failed when you
>>> recopied the newer PostGIS 3.7.0dev binaries or are you saying installing
>>> the postgis .exes broke your PostgreSQL install?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My guess is its one of the libraries that ships with PostgreSQL.  I try
>>> not to overwrite these.  When you copy using the zip, you shouldn’t
>>> overwrite them either but I include them just because in some cases EDB
>>> calls them by a different name than what the postgis libraries are bound
>>> to.  If they are there they shouldn’t be overwritten cause there versions
>>> are sometimes newer than the one I ship.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My suggestion – copy the binaries from -
>>> https://www.enterprisedb.com/products-services-training/pgdevdownload
>>> (the ones in the bin folder) and overwrite the ones in your bin folder.
>>>
>>> Then try to start up your PostgreSQL 19 server.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Gandalf the Gray <pjduplooy.gis at gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 5, 2026 2:51 AM
>>> *To:* postgis-devel at lists.osgeo.org
>>> *Subject:* 3.7.0 dev version issues
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Regina.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have tried the newest dev version of 3.7 (refer to my previous post on
>>> Monday).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The issue with my PG 19 server not starting after copying over the files
>>> into the folder that had PostGIS 3.7 installed with the exe (I am on
>>> Windows) still remains.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Could you look into it?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Pieter
>>>
>>
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