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| From: | Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> |
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| To: | PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | [PATCH] Change Windows build docs to point to flex and bison from msys |
| Date: | 2012-12-31 06:53:38 |
| Message-ID: | 50E13672.4000007@2ndQuadrant.com |
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Hi all
For some time it's been impossible to build PostgreSQL on 64-bit Windows
by following the documentation's advice, as the version of Flex we
distribute on the PostgreSQL FTP site does not work on 64-bit Windows
hosts. See this 2011 message (
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2011-07/msg00100.php).
The attached patch changes the documentation to point users to the
working flex and bison provided by msys - either as part of MinGW, or
from msysgit. It also mentions the error that people will get when
trying to use the old flex we distribute on 64-bit hosts so it's easier
to find out about the issue.
--
Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
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| 0001-Update-Windows-build-docs-to-point-to-msys-tools-for.patch | text/x-patch | 5.7 KB |
| From: | Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnakangas(at)vmware(dot)com> |
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| To: | Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> |
| Cc: | PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [PATCH] Change Windows build docs to point to flex and bison from msys |
| Date: | 2013-01-01 16:12:35 |
| Message-ID: | 50E30AF3.8050608@vmware.com |
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On 31.12.2012 08:53, Craig Ringer wrote:
> Hi all
>
> For some time it's been impossible to build PostgreSQL on 64-bit Windows
> by following the documentation's advice, as the version of Flex we
> distribute on the PostgreSQL FTP site does not work on 64-bit Windows
> hosts. See this 2011 message (
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2011-07/msg00100.php).
>
> The attached patch changes the documentation to point users to the
> working flex and bison provided by msys - either as part of MinGW, or
> from msysgit. It also mentions the error that people will get when
> trying to use the old flex we distribute on 64-bit hosts so it's easier
> to find out about the issue.
Thanks, committed. I left out the sentence about vcvarsall, I think
that's beyond what we need to explain in our docs. Plus so
- Heikki