Simon Riggs wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 00:26 +0300, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > On Wed, 2009-10-14 at 15:06 -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> > > Simon Riggs wrote:
> > > >
> > > > When I run ./configure, I get
> > > >
> > > > (...warning..)
> > > > (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do
> > > > not need to worry about this because the Flex output is pre-generated.)
> > > >
> > > > Well, I am am using the official distribution of PostreSQL and the
> > > > output is not pre-generated. Clearly this message only comes when you
> > > > build Postgres from source, in which case the output cannot be
> > > > pre-generated (can it?).
> > >
> > > I take it "official distribution" means "tarball" as different from a
> > > copy obtained thru CVS.
> >
> > Maybe "If you are using an official release tarball of PostgreSQL", or
> > "an official release source code archive of PostgreSQL" if we want to
> > avoid the term "tarball".
>
> Something like...
>
> If you have downloaded a full copy of the source then....
> If you are building from a repository checkout ...
>
> We don't need to use the word tarball, but we do need to say what we
> mean. Anyway, its a seldom-used error message and I wouldn't have hit it
> if my laptop hadn't needed recovery.
With the attached patch, I have updated the message to use the wording
"bundled distribution". I think the point about the snapshot tarballs
and official releases is that they are "bundled" rather than pulled via
CVS.
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Index: configure
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/configure,v
retrieving revision 1.673
diff -c -c -r1.673 configure
*** configure 19 Feb 2010 18:42:29 -0000 1.673
--- configure 22 Feb 2010 17:56:52 -0000
***************
*** 6736,6748 ****
{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING:
*** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor
*** change any of the parser definition files. You can obtain Bison from
! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the official distribution of
*** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this, because the Bison
*** output is pre-generated.)" >&5
$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING:
*** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor
*** change any of the parser definition files. You can obtain Bison from
! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the official distribution of
*** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this, because the Bison
*** output is pre-generated.)" >&2;}
fi
--- 6736,6748 ----
{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING:
*** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor
*** change any of the parser definition files. You can obtain Bison from
! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the bundled distribution of
*** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this, because the Bison
*** output is pre-generated.)" >&5
$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING:
*** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor
*** change any of the parser definition files. You can obtain Bison from
! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the bundled distribution of
*** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this, because the Bison
*** output is pre-generated.)" >&2;}
fi
***************
*** 6800,6812 ****
{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING:
*** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor
*** change any of the scanner definition files. You can obtain Flex from
! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the official distribution of
*** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex
*** output is pre-generated.)" >&5
$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING:
*** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor
*** change any of the scanner definition files. You can obtain Flex from
! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the official distribution of
*** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex
*** output is pre-generated.)" >&2;}
--- 6800,6812 ----
{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING:
*** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor
*** change any of the scanner definition files. You can obtain Flex from
! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the bundled distribution of
*** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex
*** output is pre-generated.)" >&5
$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING:
*** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor
*** change any of the scanner definition files. You can obtain Flex from
! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the bundled distribution of
*** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex
*** output is pre-generated.)" >&2;}
***************
*** 6887,6898 ****
{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING:
*** Without Perl you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS.
*** You can obtain Perl from any CPAN mirror site.
! *** (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not
*** need to worry about this, because the Perl output is pre-generated.)" >&5
$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING:
*** Without Perl you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS.
*** You can obtain Perl from any CPAN mirror site.
! *** (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not
*** need to worry about this, because the Perl output is pre-generated.)" >&2;}
fi
--- 6887,6898 ----
{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING:
*** Without Perl you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS.
*** You can obtain Perl from any CPAN mirror site.
! *** (If you are using the bundled distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not
*** need to worry about this, because the Perl output is pre-generated.)" >&5
$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING:
*** Without Perl you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS.
*** You can obtain Perl from any CPAN mirror site.
! *** (If you are using the bundled distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not
*** need to worry about this, because the Perl output is pre-generated.)" >&2;}
fi
Index: config/missing
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/config/missing,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -c -c -r1.5 missing
*** config/missing 23 Jun 2009 03:46:00 -0000 1.5
--- config/missing 22 Feb 2010 17:56:52 -0000
***************
*** 26,32 ****
***
ERROR: \`$1' is missing on your system. It is needed to create the
file \`$output'. You can either get $1 from a GNU mirror site
! or download an official distribution of PostgreSQL, which contains
pre-packaged $1 output.
***" >&2
exit 1
--- 26,32 ----
***
ERROR: \`$1' is missing on your system. It is needed to create the
file \`$output'. You can either get $1 from a GNU mirror site
! or download an bundled distribution of PostgreSQL, which contains
pre-packaged $1 output.
***" >&2
exit 1
***************
*** 38,44 ****
echo "\
***
ERROR: Perl is missing on your system. It is needed unless you are building
! from an unmodified official distribution of PostgreSQL.
***" >&2
exit 1
;;
--- 38,44 ----
echo "\
***
ERROR: Perl is missing on your system. It is needed unless you are building
! from an unmodified bundled distribution of PostgreSQL.
***" >&2
exit 1
;;
Index: config/perl.m4
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/config/perl.m4,v
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -c -c -r1.6 perl.m4
*** config/perl.m4 7 Jan 2010 01:41:11 -0000 1.6
--- config/perl.m4 22 Feb 2010 17:56:52 -0000
***************
*** 26,32 ****
AC_MSG_WARN([
*** Without Perl you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS.
*** You can obtain Perl from any CPAN mirror site.
! *** (If you are using the official distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not
*** need to worry about this, because the Perl output is pre-generated.)])
fi
])# PGAC_PATH_PERL
--- 26,32 ----
AC_MSG_WARN([
*** Without Perl you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS.
*** You can obtain Perl from any CPAN mirror site.
! *** (If you are using the bundled distribution of PostgreSQL then you do not
*** need to worry about this, because the Perl output is pre-generated.)])
fi
])# PGAC_PATH_PERL
Index: config/programs.m4
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/config/programs.m4,v
retrieving revision 1.26
diff -c -c -r1.26 programs.m4
*** config/programs.m4 13 Jul 2009 05:36:53 -0000 1.26
--- config/programs.m4 22 Feb 2010 17:56:52 -0000
***************
*** 29,35 ****
AC_MSG_WARN([
*** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor
*** change any of the parser definition files. You can obtain Bison from
! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the official distribution of
*** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this, because the Bison
*** output is pre-generated.)])
fi
--- 29,35 ----
AC_MSG_WARN([
*** Without Bison you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor
*** change any of the parser definition files. You can obtain Bison from
! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the bundled distribution of
*** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this, because the Bison
*** output is pre-generated.)])
fi
***************
*** 91,97 ****
AC_MSG_WARN([
*** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor
*** change any of the scanner definition files. You can obtain Flex from
! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the official distribution of
*** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex
*** output is pre-generated.)])
--- 91,97 ----
AC_MSG_WARN([
*** Without Flex you will not be able to build PostgreSQL from CVS nor
*** change any of the scanner definition files. You can obtain Flex from
! *** a GNU mirror site. (If you are using the bundled distribution of
*** PostgreSQL then you do not need to worry about this because the Flex
*** output is pre-generated.)])
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