Re: Adding PGInstaller to the Downloads section

On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 4:49 PM Umair Shahid <umair(dot)shahid(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
wrote:

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> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 7:26 PM Umair Shahid <umair(dot)shahid(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 4:46 PM Umair Shahid <
>> umair(dot)shahid(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
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>>> Hi Dave
>>> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 4:01 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 5:57 PM, Umair Shahid <
>>>> umair(dot)shahid(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Please find attached a patch to add PGInstaller to the Downloads
>>>>> section of postgresql.org.
>>>>>
>>>>> PGInstaller offers an easy way to install PostgreSQL. We have found
>>>>> this to be crucial to our customers who are used to GUI-based,
>>>>> click-n-point installers on Windows and at times on macOS. PGInstaller has
>>>>> evolved from 2UDA, a package that 2ndQuadrant has been working on for more
>>>>> than 3 years.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2ndQuadrant is committed to developing and actively maintaining
>>>>> PGInstaller for PostgreSQL versions 9.5 and above. We have been releasing,
>>>>> and will continue to release, updates in sync with the PostgreSQL
>>>>> community, most recently announcing the minor release on 9-Aug. PGInstaller
>>>>> has also kept up with the Beta releases for PostgreSQL 11.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The first issue that I can see (or more correctly, not see), is the
>>>> source code. All packages on these pages need to be 100% Open Source,
>>>> including the code required to build the packages themselves (but not
>>>> necessarily the tools/compilers of course). Where can the code be found?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I didn't realize that was a requirement. Let me work with the team
>>> internally to open the source code.
>>>
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>> The source code is available here:
>> https://github.com/2ndQuadrant/postgres-installer
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>>>> Secondly, it looks like your ordering is not quite as it should be on
>>>> some pages. We list native packages first, followed by non-native, then
>>>> third party packaging systems, with new additions at the end of the
>>>> appropriate section to limit confusion for users (particularly those who
>>>> pick the first item then later try to upgrade it).
>>>>
>>>> E.g. on the Ubuntu page, it should be:
>>>>
>>>> PG APT Repo
>>>> BigSQL DEB Packages
>>>> EDB Installers
>>>> 2ndQ Installers
>>>>
>>>> On the Mac page:
>>>>
>>>> EDB Installers
>>>> BigSQL Installers
>>>> Postgres.app
>>>> 2ndQ Installers
>>>>
>>>> Similarly for other pages.
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>>>
>>> We can work on that.
>>>
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>> The attached patch has the ordering as required.
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> As requested, we have updated the patch, renamed the installer, and opened
> up the source code. Kindly consider our revised patch. I am attaching it
> here again for reference.
>

Hi. Any updates on this?

If there is specific feedback on how to make this patch better, please let
me know. Thanks!

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>>>> Finally; "PGInstaller" is the name used by the original Windows
>>>> packaging that Magnus and I used to maintain (
>>>> http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller/). I for one would
>>>> appreciate it if you didn't use that name, but came up with something
>>>> original.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Given Magnus' email that this is not a completely dead project, I think
>>> that's reasonable. I'll get back on this thread with the requested changes.
>>>
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>> The name has been updated to Postgres Installer.
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>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dave Page
>>>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>
>>>> EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Umair Shahid
>>> Head of Marketing & Products
>>> 2ndQuadrant - The team of diligent PostgreSQL experts
>>> https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
>>>
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>> --
>> Umair Shahid
>> Head of Marketing & Products
>> 2ndQuadrant - The team of diligent PostgreSQL experts
>> https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
>>
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> --
> Umair Shahid
> Head of Marketing & Products
> 2ndQuadrant - The team of diligent PostgreSQL experts
> https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
>

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Umair Shahid
Head of Marketing & Products
2ndQuadrant - The team of diligent PostgreSQL experts
https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/