On Thu, Feb 08, 2024 at 04:07:36PM +0300, Nazir Bilal Yavuz wrote:
> I tested both msys2 and chocolatey on the fresh Windows containers and
> I confirm that Postgres can be built using these. I tested the
> dependencies that are required to build and run Postgres. If more
> dependencies are required to be checked, I can test again.
Thanks.
> As these will be continuously tested by the buildfarm, I agree that
> what you suggested looks better.
Okay, I have added a sentence at the end of the requirement section,
in a way similar to what we do for GNU.
>> One issue I have with the meson page listing the requirements is that
>> we don't directly mention Diff, but that's critical for the tests.
>
> I think that is because most distros come with a preinstalled
> diffutils package. It is mentioned under the Windows requirements page
> [1] since it does not come preinstalled. However, I agree that it
> could be good to mention it under the meson page listing the
> requirements.
I have looked at that again and finished with the attached to move on
with the cleanup.
Thoughts, comments and/or opinions?
--
Michael
