Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> >Because MinGW/Msys doesn't come with flex/bison by default, I have added
> >those derived files to the WIN32_DEV branch in CVS. It makes it easier
> >for people to install _just_ MinGW and compile PostgreSQL on Win32. The
> >branch will live for only 1-2 months until we start 7.5 development.
> >Those files will not be moved into the main branch.
> >
> >Should those files be in WIN32_DEV CVS, or should they be removed, and
> >require people to install bison/flex on MinGW. Even though they will
> >be updated infrequently, there is concern about CVS file bloat.
> >
> >
> >
> I vote for requiring MinGW+flex+bison. On *nix you need a similar
> combination, so why should MinGW be different? If installing flex and
> bison on MinGW is too hard you probably shouldn't be building out of
> CVS, ISTM.
OK, removed.
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