On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Josh Berkus <j...@agliodbs.com> wrote: >>> Ideally, we want to have some binaries/packages for the "final alpha". >>> Those broaden testing considerably. > >> When we have a version that needs that treatment, we can simply call >> it beta1. If it's too half-baked for that, then I don't see the point >> in going to a lot of trouble to build packages. > > We (or more precisely EDB) made Windows installers for alpha1: > http://www.enterprisedb.com/products-services-training/pgdevdownload > And IIRC they did installers for alphas in the 9.0 cycle too. And > certainly Devrim and others have been building binary packages for > alphas. If this alpha is so much less baked than the previous ones > that that's not worthwhile, there's something very wrong with the > process. The last alpha ought to be in testable condition.
Oh, really? OK. I wasn't aware that alphas got installers. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
