Re: A simpler way to configure the source code?

From: "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
To: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>, "'Peter Eisentraut'" <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: "'PostgreSQL Development'" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: A simpler way to configure the source code?
Date: 2002-01-31 01:33:43
Message-ID: GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOKEDKCBAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

> > I feel having the "fringe features" more tested is a great
> > idea, and will lead to a better PostgreSQL, and therefore
> > happier users. :) A friendly, and decently-easy-to-user
> > interactive setup (Linux "menuconfig" kernel style?) would be
> > beneficial.
> >
> > If it doesn't add signifcant overhead to maintenance, and is
> > very portable, it sounds to me like a good idea.
> >
>
> +1 (not that this is a vote :-) )

Hmmm...yuck. I think a --with-everything is a good idea, but surely all
that needs be done is make the regression test test everything? It's
annoying little setup scripts that make porting things to FreeBSD a pain...

-1

Chris

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Hiroshi Inoue 2002-01-31 01:57:06 Re: RFD: schemas and different kinds of Postgres objects
Previous Message Peter Eisentraut 2002-01-31 00:56:50 Re: PostgreSQL Final Release ... Monday?