9.3.1 is the version that failed for me, MSVS 2012, Windows 7.
Build commands:
cd src
nmake /f win32.mak
The first build error:
link.exe -lib @C:\Users\wim\AppData\Local\Temp\nmB317.tmp
rc.exe /l 0x409 /fo".\Release\libpq.res" libpq-dist.rc
Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Resource Compiler Version 6.2.9200.16384
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
link.exe @C:\Users\wim\AppData\Local\Temp\nmB3A5.tmp
Creating library .\Release\libpqdll.lib and object .\Release\libpqdll.exp
libpq.lib(dirmod.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _pstrdup
referenced in function _pgfnames
libpq.lib(dirmod.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _palloc
referenced in function _pgfnames
libpq.lib(dirmod.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _pfree
referenced in function _pgfnames_cleanup
libpq.lib(dirmod.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _repalloc
referenced in function _pgfnames
.\Release\libpq.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 4 unresolved externals
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
11.0
\VC\BIN\link.exe"' : return code '0x460'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
11.0
\VC\BIN\nmake.EXE"' : return code '0x2'
Stop.
The second build error, after adding the missing .c file:
Creating library .\Release\libpqdll.lib and object .\Release\libpqdll.exp
mt -manifest .\Release\libpq.dll.manifest
-outputresource:.\Release\libpq.dll;2
Microsoft (R) Manifest Tool version 6.2.9200.16384
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation 2012.
All rights reserved.
.\Release\libpq.dll.manifest : general error c1010070: Failed to load and
parse the manifest. The system cannot find the file specified.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
Kits\8.0\bin\x86\mt.EXE"' : return code '0x1f'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
11.0\VC\BIN\nmake.EXE"' : return code '0x2'
Stop.
2013/11/19 Craig Ringer <cr...@2ndquadrant.com>
> On 11/19/2013 05:36 PM, Wim Dumon wrote:
> > Referring to the instructions located here:
> > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/install-win32-libpq.html
>
> Are you in fact trying to build 8.3? Or the current version? You linked
> to the 8.3 docs, but the patch filename suggests it's against 9.3.1.
>
> In general patches should be against current git master.
>
> It'd be good if you could provide some accompanying detail. What SDK or
> Visual Studio are you using? On what OS and version? Exactly what build
> steps did you take to encounter the error you report, and what is the
> exact text of the error?
>
> Such details will help others find out about an issue by searching
> later, and they'll help focus testing of any patch.
>
> --
> Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
> PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
>
