Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WC1kx-0005gP-LJ for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 06:51:15 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WC1kx-0000br-0f for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 06:51:15 +0000 Received: from makus.postgresql.org ([2001:4800:7903:4::125]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WC1kw-0000bg-2J; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 06:51:14 +0000 Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us ([66.207.139.130]) by makus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WC1ks-00051G-OX; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 06:51:13 +0000 Received: from sss1.sss.pgh.pa.us (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s186p2G7019410; Sat, 8 Feb 2014 01:51:02 -0500 From: Tom Lane To: Gavin Flower cc: Peter Eisentraut , Robert Haas , pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Viability of text HISTORY/INSTALL/regression README files (was Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Document a few more regression test hazards.) In-reply-to: <52F5D170.4000309@archidevsys.co.nz> References: <22438.1391463522@sss.pgh.pa.us> <28834.1391478486@sss.pgh.pa.us> <52F58CE8.4090902@gmx.net> <18083.1391839531@sss.pgh.pa.us> <52F5D170.4000309@archidevsys.co.nz> Comments: In-reply-to Gavin Flower message dated "Sat, 08 Feb 2014 19:40:48 +1300" Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 01:51:02 -0500 Message-ID: <19409.1391842262@sss.pgh.pa.us> X-Pg-Spam-Score: -2.5 (--) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-docs Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-docs-owner@postgresql.org Gavin Flower writes: > How about adding URL's for the online versions of HISTORY & README's (or > their rough equivalents - perhaps the online version of the latest > 'Appendix E. Release Notes' would be sufficient?) to the INSTALL file? Actually, what I had in mind was to replace the dynamically-generated HISTORY and README files with small text files that contain those URL references. If we remove those files from the distribution tarballs altogether, it'd likely break some packagers' recipes (I know for sure it'd break the Red Hat RPM specs, for instance). But packaging should still work if they're there but smaller. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list (pgsql-docs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs