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

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Noah Misch <noah(at)leadboat(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-docs <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [DOCS] Re: Viability of text HISTORY/INSTALL/regression README files (was Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Document a few more regression test hazards.)
Date: 2014-02-08 01:50:17
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On 2/4/14, 3:28 PM, Robert Haas wrote:
> Right. I mean, a lot of the links say things like "Section 26.2"
> which obviously makes no sense in a standalone text file.

The man pages have the same issue. For example from man postgres:

Other possible file layouts are discussed in Section 18.2, "File
Locations", in the documentation.

The same could (probably) be done with the INSTALL file.

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