Re: Poor Yum User Download Experience - Mailing list pgsql-www
From | Robert Haas |
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Subject | Re: Poor Yum User Download Experience |
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Msg-id | AANLkTina-4RDzexJCvHh2Faa4DWJZeAiUkLrulQGTI4U@mail.gmail.com Whole thread Raw |
In response to | Re: Poor Yum User Download Experience ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>) |
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Re: Poor Yum User Download Experience
("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Re: Poor Yum User Download Experience ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>) Re: Poor Yum User Download Experience ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>) Re: Poor Yum User Download Experience ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>) |
List | pgsql-www |
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote: > On Wed, 2010-06-30 at 16:47 -0400, Robert Haas wrote: > >> 1. The download page has three links to yum.pgsqlrpms.org. Two of >> those links have a look and feel that is similar to postgresql.org. >> The other one redirects to a commandprompt.com web site with a >> completely different look and feel, which asks you to click through to >> another commandprompt.com web site with a third look and feel. There >> should really be just one look and feel here, not three (and useless >> click-through manual redirects). > > This is the case with both the main external projects for downloads (see > the one click installer for example) Uhm, no it isn't. I'm not talking about the fact that you have CommandPrompt branding on your pages; I'm talking about the fact that you have multiple links that go to pages with different branding. On this page: http://www.postgresql.org/download/linux For the one-click installers, the only link is to http://www.enterprisedb.com/products/pgdownload.do For the RPMs, there are links to: http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/ http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/news-packagelist.php http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/howtoyum.php The first of these links has a different look and feel than the other two. >> 2. https://public.commandprompt.com/projects/pgcore/wiki (which is >> where you eventually get from http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/) > > This has been fixed. If you go to yum.pgsqlrpms.org it takes you > directly to the project page now. Looks better. >> links to >> https://public.commandprompt.com/projects/pgcore/wiki/Configure_Yum, >> while the download page has a link to a separate YUM HOWTO at >> http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/howtoyum.php; if we need two links to the >> information on configuration YUM, both should go to the same place. > > I am not sure where you see that. Configure_Yum has no external links to > a howotoyum.php ???. It has a 3 step process and a single exception. You need to back up a step and look at the download page on postgresql.org. That is where the link to howtoyum.php is located. >> 3. Both YUM HOWTOs claim that they will take you to a page where you >> can choose your operating system version and preferred PostgreSQL >> version, but both in fact go to > > Again, not sure where you see two (please provide more info) Again, there's one on http://www.postgresql.org/download/linux pointing to http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/howtoyum.php and one on https://public.commandprompt.com/projects/pgcore/wiki going to https://public.commandprompt.com/projects/pgcore/wiki/Configure_Yum >> http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/reporpms/repoview/letter_p.group.html which >> claims to be specifically 9.0 packages. > > What? Oh I see this: > > pgdg-centos - PostgreSQL 9.0.X PGDG RPMs for CentOS - Yum Repository > > I will see about getting the 9.0.X removed from that. That would definitely be less confusing. Also, the page that points you there should say - first choose your architecture - then you'll get another page where you can pick your PG version. >> Only after clicking into one >> of these packages do you realize that older versions are also >> available. > > That isn't true, the list is right there on the page and is explained on > the Configure_Yum page. Well, it appears to be true, because of the 9.0.X bit. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise Postgres Company