Thread: What does this configure warning mean?
When I run ./configure, I get (...warning..) (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex output is pre-generated.) Well, I am am using the official distribution of PostreSQL and the output is not pre-generated. Clearly this message only comes when you build Postgres from source, in which case the output cannot be pre-generated (can it?). It seems like a very strange warning to me. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com
Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com> writes:
> When I run ./configure, I get
> (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do
> not need to worry about this because the Flex output is pre-generated.)
> Well, I am am using the official distribution of PostreSQL and the
> output is not pre-generated.
"Official distribution" means a tarball, not a CVS pull. The message is
correct but perhaps could be reworded a bit.
regards, tom lane
Simon Riggs wrote: > > When I run ./configure, I get > > (...warning..) > (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do > not need to worry about this because the Flex output is pre-generated.) > > Well, I am am using the official distribution of PostreSQL and the > output is not pre-generated. Clearly this message only comes when you > build Postgres from source, in which case the output cannot be > pre-generated (can it?). I take it "official distribution" means "tarball" as different from a copy obtained thru CVS. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support
On Wed, 2009-10-14 at 15:06 -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Simon Riggs wrote: > > > > When I run ./configure, I get > > > > (...warning..) > > (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do > > not need to worry about this because the Flex output is pre-generated.) > > > > Well, I am am using the official distribution of PostreSQL and the > > output is not pre-generated. Clearly this message only comes when you > > build Postgres from source, in which case the output cannot be > > pre-generated (can it?). > > I take it "official distribution" means "tarball" as different from a > copy obtained thru CVS. Maybe "If you are using an official release tarball of PostgreSQL", or "an official release source code archive of PostgreSQL" if we want to avoid the term "tarball".
Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> On Wed, 2009-10-14 at 15:06 -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> I take it "official distribution" means "tarball" as different from a
>> copy obtained thru CVS.
> Maybe "If you are using an official release tarball of PostgreSQL", or
> "an official release source code archive of PostgreSQL" if we want to
> avoid the term "tarball".
How about "officially released copy"? I agree that "tarball" isn't going
to do here because some people won't understand it, but "source code
archive" is just going to annoy the hackers and probably still confuse
those who don't know "tarball".
regards, tom lane
On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 00:26 +0300, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > On Wed, 2009-10-14 at 15:06 -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > > Simon Riggs wrote: > > > > > > When I run ./configure, I get > > > > > > (...warning..) > > > (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do > > > not need to worry about this because the Flex output is pre-generated.) > > > > > > Well, I am am using the official distribution of PostreSQL and the > > > output is not pre-generated. Clearly this message only comes when you > > > build Postgres from source, in which case the output cannot be > > > pre-generated (can it?). > > > > I take it "official distribution" means "tarball" as different from a > > copy obtained thru CVS. > > Maybe "If you are using an official release tarball of PostgreSQL", or > "an official release source code archive of PostgreSQL" if we want to > avoid the term "tarball". Something like... If you have downloaded a full copy of the source then.... If you are building from a repository checkout ... We don't need to use the word tarball, but we do need to say what we mean. Anyway, its a seldom-used error message and I wouldn't have hit it if my laptop hadn't needed recovery. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com
Simon Riggs wrote: > On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 00:26 +0300, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > On Wed, 2009-10-14 at 15:06 -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > > > Simon Riggs wrote: > > > > > > > > When I run ./configure, I get > > > > > > > > (...warning..) > > > > (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do > > > > not need to worry about this because the Flex output is pre-generated.) > > > > > > > > Well, I am am using the official distribution of PostreSQL and the > > > > output is not pre-generated. Clearly this message only comes when you > > > > build Postgres from source, in which case the output cannot be > > > > pre-generated (can it?). > > > > > > I take it "official distribution" means "tarball" as different from a > > > copy obtained thru CVS. > > > > Maybe "If you are using an official release tarball of PostgreSQL", or > > "an official release source code archive of PostgreSQL" if we want to > > avoid the term "tarball". > > Something like... > > If you have downloaded a full copy of the source then.... > If you are building from a repository checkout ... > > We don't need to use the word tarball, but we do need to say what we > mean. Anyway, its a seldom-used error message and I wouldn't have hit it > if my laptop hadn't needed recovery. With the attached patch, I have updated the message to use the wording "bundled distribution". I think the point about the snapshot tarballs and official releases is that they are "bundled" rather than pulled via CVS. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com PG East: http://www.enterprisedb.com/community/nav-pg-east-2010.do + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + Index: configure =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/configure,v retrieving revision 1.673 diff -c -c -r1.673 configure *** configure 19 Feb 2010 18:42:29 -0000 1.673 --- configure 22 Feb 2010 17:56:52 -0000 *************** *** 6736,6748 **** { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: *** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor *** change any of the parser definition files. You can obtain Bison from ! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the official distribution of *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this, because the Bison *** output is pre-generated.)" >&5 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: *** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor *** change any of the parser definition files. You can obtain Bison from ! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the official distribution of *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this, because the Bison *** output is pre-generated.)" >&2;} fi --- 6736,6748 ---- { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: *** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor *** change any of the parser definition files. You can obtain Bison from ! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the bundled distribution of *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this, because the Bison *** output is pre-generated.)" >&5 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: *** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor *** change any of the parser definition files. You can obtain Bison from ! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the bundled distribution of *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this, because the Bison *** output is pre-generated.)" >&2;} fi *************** *** 6800,6812 **** { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: *** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor *** change any of the scanner definition files. You can obtain Flex from ! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the official distribution of *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex *** output is pre-generated.)" >&5 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: *** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor *** change any of the scanner definition files. You can obtain Flex from ! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the official distribution of *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex *** output is pre-generated.)" >&2;} --- 6800,6812 ---- { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: *** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor *** change any of the scanner definition files. You can obtain Flex from ! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the bundled distribution of *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex *** output is pre-generated.)" >&5 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: *** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor *** change any of the scanner definition files. You can obtain Flex from ! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the bundled distribution of *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex *** output is pre-generated.)" >&2;} *************** *** 6887,6898 **** { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: *** Without Perl you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS. *** You can obtain Perl from any CPAN mirror site. ! *** (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not *** need to worry about this, because the Perl output is pre-generated.)" >&5 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: *** Without Perl you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS. *** You can obtain Perl from any CPAN mirror site. ! *** (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not *** need to worry about this, because the Perl output is pre-generated.)" >&2;} fi --- 6887,6898 ---- { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: *** Without Perl you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS. *** You can obtain Perl from any CPAN mirror site. ! *** (If you are using the bundled distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not *** need to worry about this, because the Perl output is pre-generated.)" >&5 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: *** Without Perl you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS. *** You can obtain Perl from any CPAN mirror site. ! *** (If you are using the bundled distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not *** need to worry about this, because the Perl output is pre-generated.)" >&2;} fi Index: config/missing =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/config/missing,v retrieving revision 1.5 diff -c -c -r1.5 missing *** config/missing 23 Jun 2009 03:46:00 -0000 1.5 --- config/missing 22 Feb 2010 17:56:52 -0000 *************** *** 26,32 **** *** ERROR: \`$1' is missing on your system. It is needed to create the file \`$output'. You can either get $1 from a GNU mirror site ! or download an official distribution of PostgreSQL, which contains pre-packaged $1 output. ***" >&2 exit 1 --- 26,32 ---- *** ERROR: \`$1' is missing on your system. It is needed to create the file \`$output'. You can either get $1 from a GNU mirror site ! or download an bundled distribution of PostgreSQL, which contains pre-packaged $1 output. ***" >&2 exit 1 *************** *** 38,44 **** echo "\ *** ERROR: Perl is missing on your system. It is needed unless you are building ! from an unmodified official distribution of PostgreSQL. ***" >&2 exit 1 ;; --- 38,44 ---- echo "\ *** ERROR: Perl is missing on your system. It is needed unless you are building ! from an unmodified bundled distribution of PostgreSQL. ***" >&2 exit 1 ;; Index: config/perl.m4 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/config/perl.m4,v retrieving revision 1.6 diff -c -c -r1.6 perl.m4 *** config/perl.m4 7 Jan 2010 01:41:11 -0000 1.6 --- config/perl.m4 22 Feb 2010 17:56:52 -0000 *************** *** 26,32 **** AC_MSG_WARN([ *** Without Perl you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS. *** You can obtain Perl from any CPAN mirror site. ! *** (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not *** need to worry about this, because the Perl output is pre-generated.)]) fi ])# PGAC_PATH_PERL --- 26,32 ---- AC_MSG_WARN([ *** Without Perl you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS. *** You can obtain Perl from any CPAN mirror site. ! *** (If you are using the bundled distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not *** need to worry about this, because the Perl output is pre-generated.)]) fi ])# PGAC_PATH_PERL Index: config/programs.m4 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/config/programs.m4,v retrieving revision 1.26 diff -c -c -r1.26 programs.m4 *** config/programs.m4 13 Jul 2009 05:36:53 -0000 1.26 --- config/programs.m4 22 Feb 2010 17:56:52 -0000 *************** *** 29,35 **** AC_MSG_WARN([ *** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor *** change any of the parser definition files. You can obtain Bison from ! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the official distribution of *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this, because the Bison *** output is pre-generated.)]) fi --- 29,35 ---- AC_MSG_WARN([ *** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor *** change any of the parser definition files. You can obtain Bison from ! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the bundled distribution of *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this, because the Bison *** output is pre-generated.)]) fi *************** *** 91,97 **** AC_MSG_WARN([ *** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor *** change any of the scanner definition files. You can obtain Flex from ! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the official distribution of *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex *** output is pre-generated.)]) --- 91,97 ---- AC_MSG_WARN([ *** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor *** change any of the scanner definition files. You can obtain Flex from ! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the bundled distribution of *** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex *** output is pre-generated.)])
Bruce Momjian wrote: > Simon Riggs wrote: > > If you have downloaded a full copy of the source then.... > > If you are building from a repository checkout ... > > > > We don't need to use the word tarball, but we do need to say what we > > mean. Anyway, its a seldom-used error message and I wouldn't have hit it > > if my laptop hadn't needed recovery. > > With the attached patch, I have updated the message to use the wording > "bundled distribution". I think the point about the snapshot tarballs > and official releases is that they are "bundled" rather than pulled via > CVS. That's too subtle. I wouldn't figure out what it means if my life depended on it (then again, it doesn't). -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.
Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Simon Riggs wrote: > > > > If you have downloaded a full copy of the source then.... > > > If you are building from a repository checkout ... > > > > > > We don't need to use the word tarball, but we do need to say what we > > > mean. Anyway, its a seldom-used error message and I wouldn't have hit it > > > if my laptop hadn't needed recovery. > > > > With the attached patch, I have updated the message to use the wording > > "bundled distribution". I think the point about the snapshot tarballs > > and official releases is that they are "bundled" rather than pulled via > > CVS. > > That's too subtle. I wouldn't figure out what it means if my life > depended on it (then again, it doesn't). Well, "official" made no sense. Bundled seemed similar enough to "tarball". What suggestion do you have? -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.comPG East: http://www.enterprisedb.com/community/nav-pg-east-2010.do + If your life is a hard drive,Christ can be your backup. +
Bruce Momjian wrote: > Alvaro Herrera wrote: > > That's too subtle. I wouldn't figure out what it means if my life > > depended on it (then again, it doesn't). > > Well, "official" made no sense. Bundled seemed similar enough to > "tarball". What suggestion do you have? "tarball" ? -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support
Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Alvaro Herrera wrote: > > > > That's too subtle. I wouldn't figure out what it means if my life > > > depended on it (then again, it doesn't). > > > > Well, "official" made no sense. Bundled seemed similar enough to > > "tarball". What suggestion do you have? > > "tarball" ? I thought "tarball" was rejected in the discussion: http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2009-10/msg00832.php -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.comPG East: http://www.enterprisedb.com/community/nav-pg-east-2010.do + If your life is a hard drive,Christ can be your backup. +
Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>>> With the attached patch, I have updated the message to use the wording
>>> "bundled distribution". I think the point about the snapshot tarballs
>>> and official releases is that they are "bundled" rather than pulled via
>>> CVS.
>>
>> That's too subtle. I wouldn't figure out what it means if my life
>> depended on it (then again, it doesn't).
> Well, "official" made no sense. Bundled seemed similar enough to
> "tarball". What suggestion do you have?
I think "bundled" is a completely unhelpful choice of word. The natural
response to reading that will be "bundled with what?". We've been using
the phraseology "official distribution" for years and only one person
has expressed any confusion, so I do not think you have improved
matters.
regards, tom lane
Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes: > > Alvaro Herrera wrote: > >> Bruce Momjian wrote: > >>> With the attached patch, I have updated the message to use the wording > >>> "bundled distribution". I think the point about the snapshot tarballs > >>> and official releases is that they are "bundled" rather than pulled via > >>> CVS. > >> > >> That's too subtle. I wouldn't figure out what it means if my life > >> depended on it (then again, it doesn't). > > > Well, "official" made no sense. Bundled seemed similar enough to > > "tarball". What suggestion do you have? > > I think "bundled" is a completely unhelpful choice of word. The natural > response to reading that will be "bundled with what?". We've been using > the phraseology "official distribution" for years and only one person > has expressed any confusion, so I do not think you have improved > matters. The term has to cover not only official releases but the snapshot files we create. Can't anyone come up with a term for this? -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.comPG East: http://www.enterprisedb.com/community/nav-pg-east-2010.do + If your life is a hard drive,Christ can be your backup. +
Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes: > > Alvaro Herrera wrote: > >> Bruce Momjian wrote: > >>> With the attached patch, I have updated the message to use the wording > >>> "bundled distribution". I think the point about the snapshot tarballs > >>> and official releases is that they are "bundled" rather than pulled via > >>> CVS. > >> > >> That's too subtle. I wouldn't figure out what it means if my life > >> depended on it (then again, it doesn't). > > > Well, "official" made no sense. Bundled seemed similar enough to > > "tarball". What suggestion do you have? > > I think "bundled" is a completely unhelpful choice of word. The natural > response to reading that will be "bundled with what?". We've been using > the phraseology "official distribution" for years and only one person > has expressed any confusion, so I do not think you have improved > matters. Should we just go ahead and say official releases and daily snapshots? -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.comPG East: http://www.enterprisedb.com/community/nav-pg-east-2010.do + If your life is a hard drive,Christ can be your backup. +
Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> Should we just go ahead and say official releases and daily snapshots?
Please just revert the patch.
regards, tom lane
Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes: > > Should we just go ahead and say official releases and daily snapshots? > > Please just revert the patch. So much for my trying to improve things. Reverted. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.comPG East: http://www.enterprisedb.com/community/nav-pg-east-2010.do + If your life is a hard drive,Christ can be your backup. +