Re: pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml Makefile - Mailing list pgsql-committers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml Makefile
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Msg-id 27011.1078855252@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml Makefile  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
>> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
>>> A better approach for that would be to remove HISTORY from CVS and build
>>> it only when the release tarball is made.

> I think the only reason HISTORY and INSTALL are in CVS is because we
> want people running CVS during beta to have changes docs and install
> instructions that don't require them to pull down a new tarball each
> time or read the docs via a web site.

That argument seems a bit silly for HISTORY, seeing that it's generally
not up-to-date during beta testing.  As for INSTALL, those instructions
don't change fast enough to surprise beta testers, so I'm not convinced
about it either.

            regards, tom lane

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