[postgis-users] Windows installer conflict

[Greg Williamson]

Steffan --

I ran into the same problem yesterday and found the answer in the archives, in one of the previous month's lists.

This should get added to the postGIS installer README or to a FAQ ... I bet a lot of Windows users trip over this and we could all be saved some flailing if this error were documented. I wasted some time trying to fix the problem when I could have just ignored it.

Greg Williamson



----- Original Message ----
> From: Steffen Macke <sdteffen at gmail.com>
> To: PostGIS Users Discussion <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 12:22:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Windows installer conflict
> 
> Hi Richard,
> 
> > by the Application Stack Builder. It fails with "Error opening file
> > for writing: PostgreSQL\8.3\bin\libiconv-2.dll". If I stop postgres
> > the installer is able to write the DLL, but then fails because
> > postgres isn't running. Seems like a Catch-22, but maybe I'm missing
> > something?
> 
> Simply ignore this error. As libiconv-2.dll is already installed with
> PostgreSQL now,
> there is no need for the PostGIS installer to install it again. The
> installer should
> offer you an "Ignore" button for this.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Steffen
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