Re: Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV

Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > Because MinGW/Msys doesn't come with flex/bison by default, I have added
> > those derived files to the WIN32_DEV branch in CVS. It makes it easier
> > for people to install _just_ MinGW and compile PostgreSQL on Win32. The
> > branch will live for only 1-2 months until we start 7.5 development.
> > Those files will not be moved into the main branch.
> >
> > Should those files be in WIN32_DEV CVS, or should they be removed, and
> > require people to install bison/flex on MinGW. Even though they will
> > be updated infrequently, there is concern about CVS file bloat.
>
> I think a more appropriate question is how many ppl are working on
> WIN32_DEV *from* CVS that don't have flex/bison available ... if nobody,
> having those files in CVS is *really* useless and the whole argument is
> moot ...

I don't know. We would have to ask on the Win32 list, but the files
were added specifically because several people asked about those missing
files, and didn't/couldn't get bison/flex. Now that we have snapshots,
I don't know how many have switched to those.

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