Received: from localhost (IDENT:root@hectic-2.jpl.nasa.gov [128.149.68.204]) by hub.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA12795; Tue, 23 Nov 1999 09:28:05 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu) Received: from alumni.caltech.edu (lockhart@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA29396; Tue, 23 Nov 1999 14:28:51 GMT Sender: lockhart@hub.org Message-ID: <383AA4A3.5B4510B9@alumni.caltech.edu> Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 14:28:51 +0000 From: Thomas Lockhart X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.0.36 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Vince Vielhaber CC: docs@postgreSQL.org, Postgres Hackers List Subject: Re: [DOCS] RE: file name error (fwd) References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > http://postgresql.org/docs/admin/install761.htm > steps in the list which have problems are: > 4, 6, 10, and 26 > due to the "v" in the filename which is not in the filename on the FTP server. > other parts of the install process have incorrect paths Was someone going to rewrite the installation procedure? I was looking at it myself and agree with the thread from a month or two ago that it is *much* too complicated and verbose. Several steps should be moved to subsequent sections as reference or backup material (e.g. flex, regression tests), and the whole thing could be substantially condensed. - Thomas -- Thomas Lockhart lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu South Pasadena, California