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> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/tutorial-sql-intro.html
> Description:
>
> " Directory of C:\postgresql-16.1\src\tutorial
>
> 11/06/2023  11:17 PM    <DIR>          .
> 11/06/2023  11:17 PM    <DIR>          ..
> 11/06/2023  11:04 PM                62 .gitignore
> 11/06/2023  11:04 PM             1,579 advanced.source
> 11/06/2023  11:04 PM             6,091 basics.source
> 11/06/2023  11:04 PM             5,169 complex.c
> 11/06/2023  11:04 PM             7,580 complex.source
> 11/06/2023  11:04 PM             3,078 funcs.c
> 11/06/2023  11:04 PM             4,531 funcs.source
> 11/06/2023  11:04 PM               900 Makefile
> 11/06/2023  11:04 PM               460 README
> 11/06/2023  11:04 PM             5,506 syscat.source
>               10 File(s)         34,956 bytes
>                2 Dir(s)  153,064,722,432 bytes free"
>
> it shows
>
> C:\postgresql-16.1\src\tutorial>make
> 'make' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.


Yeah, the “prior chapter” needed to create the database assumes you are
able to compile PostgreSQL from source in which case make would be
installed.

>
> and this also.
>
> C:\postgresql-16.1\src\tutorial>Makefile
> 'Makefile' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
>

The docs don’t tell you to try and execute the plain text Makefile.

David J.

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