On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Thomas Lockhart wrote:
> > http://postgresql.org/docs/admin/install761.htm
> > steps in the list which have problems are:
> > 4, 6, 10, and 26
> > due to the "v" in the filename which is not in the filename on the FTP server.
> > other parts of the install process have incorrect paths
>
> Was someone going to rewrite the installation procedure? I was looking
> at it myself and agree with the thread from a month or two ago that it
> is *much* too complicated and verbose. Several steps should be moved
> to subsequent sections as reference or backup material (e.g. flex,
> regression tests), and the whole thing could be substantially
> condensed.
I was working on something that takes it down to about 5 steps before
the initdb phase of the installation - redirecting gmake's output was
optional. I'll see if it's still around.
Vince.
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