README.win32

How to get a working DBD::Pg on Windows

Warning! This information is outdated. Please ask on the mailing list for help 
if you encounter any problems.

Also see the notes about Strawberry Perl in the README file.

Start with:
MS VC++.Net Standard Edition
MS VC++ Toolkit 2003
Latest PostgreSQL (e.g. postgresql-8.00.rc2.tar.gz)
Latest Perl (e.g. perl-5.8.6.tar.gz)
Latest DBI (e.g. DBI-1.46.tar.gz)
Latest DBD::Pg (1.40 or higher)
Custom "win32.mak" file (included with DBD::Pg)

Unpack the .tar.gz files in c:\tmp

Save win32.mak as src\bin\pg_config\win32.mak in postgres tree.

1. In Windows command window, set up to compile:

set PATH=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin;%PATH%
set PATH=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\bin;%PATH%
vcvars32

2. Run win32 make for postgresql:

cd \tmp\postgresql-8.0.0rc2\src
nmake -f win32.mak

3. Make pg_config.exe (not part of standard MSVC build), and copy it out:

cd bin\pg_config
nmake -f win32.mak
copy Release\pg_config.exe \tmp\DBD-Pg-1.42

4. Install lib and include to some permanent location like this:

mkdir c:\postgres
mkdir c:\postgres\lib
mkdir c:\postgres\include
cd ..\..\interfaces\libpq\Release
copy libpq* c:\postgres\lib
cd ..\..\..
xcopy /s include c:\postgres\include
xcopy \tmp\postgresql-8.0.3\src\interfaces\libpq\libpg-fe.h c:\postgres\include


5. Make a non-threaded perl, like this:

cd \tmp\perl-5.8.6\win32

in Makefile, 
.. change the install location thus:
      INST_TOP        = $(INST_DRV)\myperl
.. comment out the following lines
  USE_MULTI = define
  USE_ITHREADS = define
  USE_IMP_SYS = define
.. change both instances of deprecated '-Gf' flag to '-GF'

then just run:

nmake
nmake test
nmake install
  
5. Add new perl to path:

set PATH=c:\myperl\bin;%PATH%

6. Make and install DBI:

cd \tmp\DBI-1.46
perl Makefile.PL
nmake
nmake test
nmake install

7. Set up environment for DBD::Pg:

set POSTGRES_LIB=c:\postgres\lib
set POSTGRES_INCLUDE=c:\postgres\include

8. Build DBD::Pg:

cd \tmp\DBD-Pg1.42
perl Makefile.PL (when asked for pg_config path, say: .\pg_config.exe )
nmake

9. Test and install

You should now be able to set things up for normal DBD::Pg testing, 
which you can invoke via "nmake test"

Then install using "nmake install"

If you have any problems or questions, please email the DBD::Pg 
mailing list: dbd-pg@perl.org