Re: binworld and install-binworld targets - was Re: Release note bloat is getting out of hand

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, Kevin Grittner <kgrittn(at)ymail(dot)com>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: binworld and install-binworld targets - was Re: Release note bloat is getting out of hand
Date: 2015-02-04 23:53:43
Message-ID: 15599.1423094023@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> On 2/4/15 2:24 PM, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>> On 02/03/2015 10:00 AM, David Fetter wrote:
>>> On 02/03/2015 08:55 AM, Kevin Grittner wrote:
>>>> I realize this is slightly OT, but I wonder if it might be worth having
>>>> targets that build and install everything but the docs.

>> Here's a tiny patch for that

> Not excited about that name. (Does "bin" include "lib?")

Yeah, doesn't seem quite right to me either.

> If we're reshuffling, how about renaming world to all, and adding
> all-no-doc or something similarly explicit?

-1 for renaming any existing targets; that's quite likely to cause
packagers pain, for little gain IMO.

> Or maybe use a make variable, like NO_DOC. I think that's preferable to
> adding more targets.

Unless we can come up with a new target name that obviously means
"world minus docs", the make-variable idea may be the best.

regards, tom lane

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