Re: [RFC] building postgres with meson -v8

From: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [RFC] building postgres with meson -v8
Date: 2022-03-28 23:11:40
Message-ID: 20220328231140.7ylalxc76zli6p46@alap3.anarazel.de
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Hi,

On 2022-03-28 18:58:19 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> If we can commit meson build infrastructure without removing the
> existing infrastructure, then the buildfarm can continue to work,
> and we can roll out support for the new way slowly.

I think it's not a huge issue to have both for a while. Of course it's
annoying to have to update two files when adding a source file, but it's not
the end of the world for a limited time. IMO.

> It'd be fairly impractical to expect all buildfarm animals to update
> instantly anyhow.

And development workflows. I expect some unforseen breakages somewhere, given
the variety of systems out there.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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