Check out this: https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Meson
There's a table showing the setup & build commands using the old way and the new way (meson). > On Oct 21, 2024, at 4:12 PM, Mark Hill <mark.h...@sas.com> wrote: > > Thanks Bill! Do you have a sample meson command for building that you could > share? > > Thanks, Mark > > From: Bill Smith <bill.sm...@enterprisedb.com > <mailto:bill.sm...@enterprisedb.com>> > Sent: Friday, October 18, 2024 4:11 PM > To: Mark Hill <mark.h...@sas.com <mailto:mark.h...@sas.com>> > Cc: pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org > <mailto:pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org> > Subject: Re: msvc directory missing in PostgreSQL 17.0 > > EXTERNAL > > > > > On Oct 18, 2024, at 4:05 PM, Mark Hill <mark.h...@sas.com > <mailto:mark.h...@sas.com>> wrote: > > I just downloaded the Postgresql 17.0 and the extracted directory > postgresql-17.0/src/tools does not contain > the “msvc” directory as it has since I’ve been building Postgres 12, 14, and > 16. How am I supposed to build > PostgreSQL for Windows now? I’m not sure what msvc_gendef.pl does. How do > we build Postgres for Windows > using Visual Studio? > > > You’ll want to use meson to build PG. See the docs here: > <image001.png> > 17.7. Platform-Specific Notes > <https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r01/___https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/installation-platform-notes.html%23INSTALLATION-NOTES-VISUAL-STUDIO___.YzJ1OnNhc2luc3RpdHV0ZTpjOm86OWJiYTkyOGQ4NDg2ZWRhYjhlMjJkNGUzOGNmNjgxYjc6NzowNDYzOmRlNGQ2ZGI4MWYwNTVhNDUzM2Q4ZTc2NWYwZGJlMzQyMGI1YjE3ZDc4MWJjOTY2YTE0ZjAwMTg1ZDE0NjYxOWM6aDpUOk4> > postgresql.org > <https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r01/___https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/installation-platform-notes.html%23INSTALLATION-NOTES-VISUAL-STUDIO___.YzJ1OnNhc2luc3RpdHV0ZTpjOm86OWJiYTkyOGQ4NDg2ZWRhYjhlMjJkNGUzOGNmNjgxYjc6Nzo3ZjViOmI0YTgyMGRhMTA2MGY4NDE0OTcyOGQxMWU0MDA4MmE1ZWMzMjg1YjM4YTY2ZjBhZTQwMmZjOGYzNTE1MzNjYzU6aDpUOk4> > > > Thanks, Mark
