Re: Add pgindent test to check if codebase is correctly formatted - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 07:32:47PM -0600, Tristan Partin wrote:
> It requires changes to at least the Meson build files. pg_bsd_indent is not
> marked for installation currently. There is a TODO there. pgindent has no
> install_data() for instance. pg_bsd_indent seemingly gets installed
> somewhere in autotools given the contents of its Makefile, but I didn't see
> anything in my install tree afterward.
> 
> Sure RPM/DEB packagers can solve this issue downstream, but that doesn't
> help those of that run "meson install" or "make install" upstream. Packagers
> are probably more likely to package the tools if they are marked for
> installation by upstream too.
> 
> Hope this helps to better explain what changes would be required within the
> Postgres source tree.

Yes, it does, thanks.

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