[postgis-users] install postgis on my machine (windows + cygwin)

Chris Hodgson chodgson at refractions.net
Wed Oct 16 14:27:44 PDT 2002


The windows install howto, linked to from the postgis docs page, does
provide a very direct walkthrough for installing postgis on cygwin.

http://www.gasai.com/gisapps/WindowsHowTo.html

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas, Cord" <cthomas at rand.org>
To: <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 2:21 PM
Subject: RE: [postgis-users] install postgis on my machine (windows +
cygwin)


> This makes me think that someone should put together a detailed doc on
> building the postgis from scratch for cywindoz machines - the existing
(very
> helpful) documentation makes some assumptions that the user is somewhat
> familiar with source trees, building, and such.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: qmann at gmx.net [mailto:qmann at gmx.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 2:17 PM
> To: postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net
> Subject: [postgis-users] install postgis on my machine (windows +
> cygwin)
>
>
> hi list/postgis users
>
> i am a newbie to postgresql and postgis and getting in trouble with
> understanding the explanation for the postgis
> installation.
>
> i am running cygwin under windows, postgresql is installed properly. that
is
> probably a silly question (sorry couldn t find it
> anywhere else):
>
> the installation guidelines within paul ramsey s postgis manual tell me, i
> should copy the postgis.... archive into the
> contribution folder of the postgresql source tree. sorry, but where is
that?
>
> is that /cygwin/usr/share/postgresql ? if yes, should i create a
> contribution directoy?
>
> if not, to which directory should i copy the archive?
>
>
> any hints/comment?
>
> help is appreciated
>
> cheers georg
>
>
>
>
>
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