Re: Patch to install config/missing

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Patch to install config/missing
Date: 2015-11-02 21:05:29
Message-ID: 20151102210529.GJ6104@alvherre.pgsql
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Robert Haas wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 2:42 PM, Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com> wrote:
> > Currently, config/missing isn't being installed. This can lead to confusing
> > error messages, such as if Perl isn't found and something needs it [1].
> > Attached patch adds it to install and uninstall recipes.
>
> I find it somewhat hard to believe this is the right thing to do. But
> if this isn't right, then I don't know what is right, either.

I think 'missing' is as part of the development package as install-sh is
-- and we're installing that one, so why not 'missing'?

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Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
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