On 01.11.18 01:29, Michael Paquier wrote:
On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 08:30:40AM -0400, Stephen Frost wrote:
Agreed, we should really improve the README by merging the README.git
into it and make the project, as a whole, more accessible to new
developers.
+1. I think as well that this approach would be a good thing.
Picking up on this idea, attached is a first draft for changing the README.
It includes links to the website, as well as the short version of the
installation instructions.
Regards,
--
Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum
German PostgreSQL User Group
European PostgreSQL User Group - Board of Directors
Volunteer Regional Contact, Germany - PostgreSQL Project
diff --git a/README b/README
index 12de3f1d73..24814265e8 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -13,14 +13,47 @@ PostgreSQL has many language interfaces, many of which are listed here:
https://www.postgresql.org/download
-See the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install
-PostgreSQL. That file also lists supported operating systems and
-hardware platforms and contains information regarding any other
-software packages that are required to build or run the PostgreSQL
-system. Copyright and license information can be found in the
-file COPYRIGHT. A comprehensive documentation set is included in this
-distribution; it can be read as described in the installation
-instructions.
+
+Installation
+============
+
+The installation instructions are listed on the website:
+
+https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/install-short.html
+
+Short version:
+
+./configure
+make
+su
+make install
+adduser postgres
+mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data
+chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data
+su - postgres
+/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
+/usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data -l logfile start
+
+The list of supported platforms is available on the website:
+
+https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/supported-platforms.html
+
+Copyright and license information can be found in the file COPYRIGHT.
+
+
+Documentation
+=============
+
+A comprehensive documentation set is included in this distribution;
+it can be read as described in the installation instructions.
+
+The documentation for all versions of PostgreSQL is available on the website:
+
+https://www.postgresql.org/docs/
+
+
+Download
+========
The latest version of this software may be obtained at
https://www.postgresql.org/download/. For more information look at our
