[postgis-users] PostgreSQL/PostGIS x64 Error on PostGIS Install

[Mark Cave-Ayland]

On 07/06/12 14:00, Donald Kerr wrote:

> Thanks, Regina.
>
> After uninstalling, I tried a fresh install of PostgreSQL followed by a
> fresh install of PostGIS. The difference this time is that I did not use the
> existing data structure and started with a new one. The installation went
> well and without error.
>
> I uninstalled then repeated the above process with my existing data
> structure and got the same error as before. The data structure was created
> using the 32 bit version of PostgreSQL/PostGIS:
> postgresql-9.1.3-1-windows.exe (Not 9.1.4).
>
> Is there an incompatibility between 64 bit and 32 bit data structures? Any
> pointers appreciated.

Ah yes. Due to the different variable sizes between 64 and 32 bits, the 
underlying binary structures on disk will be different and therefore 
incompatible.


HTH,

Mark.