Hi, The top-level README in the source tarball says:
------------------<snip>--------------------------- 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. Changes between all PostgreSQL releases are recorded in the file HISTORY. 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. ------------------<snip>--------------------------- There is no INSTALL file, and although there is documentation it's scattered in a bunch of sgml files. I was going send in a patch that referred the user to the on-line postgres docs but it occurred to me that it would be possible to include the documentation in plain text form in the tarballs. This would add at least 1.7M to the size of the tarball, and complicate the building of the tarball due to all the dependencies needed to build the docs. All the same, it's aesthetically pleasing to have build instructions included in the tarball. A minimal replacement of the above text might be: ------------------<snip>--------------------------- See the chapter titled "Installation from Source Code" found in the PostgreSQL documentation available from http://www.postgresql.org/docs/ for installation instructions, supported platforms, and build requirements. A record of the changes made between PostgreSQL releases is recorded in an appendix to the documentation. Copyright and license information can be found in the file COPYRIGHT. ------------------<snip>--------------------------- Is anyone interested in a patch that includes plain text documentation in the tarballs? How about a patch to the README per the text above? Regards, Karl <k...@meme.com> Free Software: "You don't pay back, you pay forward." -- Robert A. Heinlein -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
