> Jeff Davis wrote: > >>What about it? Someone claimed in this thread that MySQL's Windows port > >>requires Cygwin. Is that true or not? > > > > It's been a while, but I know I've installed MySQL on windows without any > > separate step of installing Cygwin (I can't say 100% for sure that it didn' t > > install some part of Cygwin transparently to me). > > From the MySQL site's page about MySQL vs PostgreSQL: > http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/MySQL-PostgreSQL_features.html > > "MySQL Server works better on Windows than PostgreSQL does. MySQL Server > runs as a native Windows application (a service on NT/2000/XP), while > PostgreSQL is run under the Cygwin emulation." > > That seems pretty straightforward.
But it's not /nearly/ that straightforward. If you look at the downloads that MySQL AB provides, they point you to a link that says "Windows binaries use the Cygwin library." Which apparently means that this "feature" is not actually a feature. Unlike PostgreSQL, which "is run under the Cygwin emulation," MySQL runs as a native Windows application (with Cygwin emulation). Apparently those are not at all the same thing, even though they are both using Cygwin... -- If this was helpful, <http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=cbbrowne> rate me http://cbbrowne.com/info/linuxdistributions.html (1) Sigs are preceded by the "sigdashes" line, ie "\n-- \n" (dash-dash-space). (2) Sigs contain at least the name and address of the sender in the first line. (3) Sigs are at most four lines and at most eighty characters per line. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
