Re: [HACKERS] 'out of tree' compile (was: Two weeks to feature freeze)

2003-06-27 Thread Tom Lane
Manfred Koizar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I do this all the time. Works pretty well. The only minor annoyance > is that some files are created in the source tree: Yeah, that's deliberate: those files are shipped in distribution tarballs (so that tarball users don't have to have bison/flex/per

[HACKERS] 'out of tree' compile (was: Two weeks to feature freeze)

2003-06-27 Thread Manfred Koizar
On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 22:55:45 -0400, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I've not tried, but if PostgreSQL can do an 'out of tree' compile it >> could make it much easier. > >Yes it can, following the usual procedure for autoconfiscated trees: >just invoke configure from an empty directory, eg >