[postgis-users] PostGIS Windows Installer under XP

[Laurent Michel]

Hi,

I'm not sure i understood how dcmms' installer works (under XP Pro at
least).

POSTGRESQL

I successfully launched the installer, but then, I could not connect to
postgresql :
psql template0 (or dcmms or template1) did not work even with the -U
postgres option.
I got a message like "could not connect to socket PSQL 5432 / is
postmaster running allowing connections" ... whereas postmaster was
indeed running....

I tried to modify poistgresql.conf (after having found that the postgres
accound uses the "dcmms" password), but the problem remained.


Before using dcmms installer, I tried to configure all by myself. I set
ipc-dameon service and postmaster as described in the doc, but I could
never have postmaster running : "could not launch the service due to
session error..."

Is there a compilation of WinXP tricks to have postgresql installed as a
service ?

POSTGIS

When I try to compile PostGis I get an error like "ld could not find
lpostgres". Any clue ?

Thanks in advance for your kind help.
Laurent