Marc G. Fournier wrote: > On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > > > > > There are only a few PostgreSQL developers who can do it, so what are > > > > the odds that a single guy who maintains a plugin is going to be able to > > > > do it. And you can say it is easy, but it just takes one complex > > > > problem to hit you, and with PostgreSQL, and all the shared lib stuff > > > > and dynamic loading, lots of it is complex. > > > > > > So, put together a developers kit ... you'd need, what, a half dozen files > > > to bootstrap a project with? configure.in, Makefile.in, a README file > > > with the basics on what needs to be modified in Makefile.in, the > > > src/template directory ... > > > > > > If you are looking for a problem to solve, make it easier for developers > > > to setup a proper build environment, don't punish end-users to giving them > > > a bigger package to download > > > > Download (100% reliable to fix problem) vs. my time to build kit --- I > > pick download. > > Right, but you don't count ... you aren't an end-user
True, but what the end users get is nothing because I don't have the time. No configure, no build environment, very user-unfriendly. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
