[wiki:UsersWikiWinCompile Back to Window Compile] = Compiling PostGIS 1.5 under VC++ = This is still a work in progress == Compile PostgreSQL under VC++ 2008 (express or Studio) == Note that if you are compiling for 64-bit, Express is not supported so you have to use VC++ Professional or above. [http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/interactive/install-win32-full.html Full details here] We will just cover enough to be able to compile PostGIS so will not be compiling with additional dependencies 1. Install Active State ActivePerl (5.8+) [http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/downloads http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/downloads] 2. Download PostgreSQL source and Extract PostgreSQL 9.0 source tar ball into folder C:\Projects\PostgreSQL\postgresql-9.0.0win