Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml Tag: REL7_4_STABLE

From: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii(at)sra(dot)co(dot)jp>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml Tag: REL7_4_STABLE
Date: 2003-12-22 18:45:18
Message-ID: 20031222144410.P916@ganymede.hub.org
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 12:17:32PM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > > The only problem with removing HISTORY from CVS is that we will not have
> > > an easily reable list of release changes _until_ we package the release.
> > > Perhaps we should keep HISTORY in CVS, but regenerate it on tarball
> > > packaging, and INSTALL too.
> >
> > What about having them generated from some Make target, so the curious
> > user could generate it on his own, and is also built by Marc's
> > ficticious package-prep target?
>
> He would have to have the SGML tools installed, and that isn't
> trivial/likely.

True, but Peter could very easily have HISTORY generated and on the web
page as part of his docs build process ... then 'HISTORY' in CVS would
just be a URL to that online version, while 'HISTORY' in a release would
be the full HISTORY file ... ?

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