Re: [HACKERS] Viability of text HISTORY/INSTALL/regression README files (was Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Document a few more regression test hazards.)

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Gavin Flower <GavinFlower(at)archidevsys(dot)co(dot)nz>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Viability of text HISTORY/INSTALL/regression README files (was Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Document a few more regression test hazards.)
Date: 2014-02-12 23:18:35
Message-ID: 1737.1392247115@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> On 2/8/14, 4:41 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> + Release notes for all versions of PostgreSQL can be found on-line at
>> + http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/release.html

> Should be "current" instead of "devel"?

>> +
>> + In a distribution file set, release notes for the current version can be
>> + found prebuilt under doc/src/sgml/html/. Visit the index.html file with
>> + an HTML browser, then consult the "Release Notes" appendix.

> You can point them straight at doc/src/sgml/html/release.html.

Done and done. I also noticed that these instructions were wrong anyway
for 8.4, which still has the embedded-tarball HTML docs, so I adjusted
the text for that version.

regards, tom lane

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