Re: Updating the intro for packages - improve usability, reduce new user confusion

2018-12-05 Thread Pavlo Golub
Hello, Craig. You wrote: CR> TL;DR: It's time to update the docs to make package-based and CR> installer-based PostgreSQL the assumed environment our users are CR> working with. Or at least put it on an equal footing as a first-class CR> citizen, not relegate it to the dark corners of notes and a

Re: Updating the intro for packages - improve usability, reduce new user confusion

2018-11-29 Thread Christoph Berg
Re: Dmitry Igrishin 2018-11-29 > Could you help me please to package it for Debian? I'll happy to do it! The starting point would be https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/ If you have any questions, I'd be glad to help. Christoph

Re: Updating the intro for packages - improve usability, reduce new user confusion

2018-11-29 Thread Craig Ringer
On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 at 17:23, Dmitry Igrishin wrote: > > чт, 29 нояб. 2018 г. в 07:35, Craig Ringer : > > > > TL;DR: It's time to update the docs to make package-based and > > installer-based PostgreSQL the assumed environment our users are > > working with. Or at least put it on an equal footing

Re: Updating the intro for packages - improve usability, reduce new user confusion

2018-11-29 Thread Dmitry Igrishin
чт, 29 нояб. 2018 г. в 13:28, Steve Atkins : > > > > > On Nov 29, 2018, at 10:17 AM, Steve Atkins wrote: > > > > > > > >> On Nov 29, 2018, at 9:36 AM, Christoph Berg wrote: > >> > >> Re: Dmitry Igrishin 2018-11-29 > >> > Could you please add the reference to the Pgfe client library to the

Re: Updating the intro for packages - improve usability, reduce new user confusion

2018-11-29 Thread Steve Atkins
> On Nov 29, 2018, at 10:17 AM, Steve Atkins wrote: > > > >> On Nov 29, 2018, at 9:36 AM, Christoph Berg wrote: >> >> Re: Dmitry Igrishin 2018-11-29 >> Could you please add the reference to the Pgfe client library to the documentation? The patch is provided. >> >>> diff -

Re: Updating the intro for packages - improve usability, reduce new user confusion

2018-11-29 Thread Steve Atkins
> On Nov 29, 2018, at 9:36 AM, Christoph Berg wrote: > > Re: Dmitry Igrishin 2018-11-29 > >>> Could you please add the reference to the Pgfe client library to the >>> documentation? >>> The patch is provided. > >> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/external-projects.sgml >> b/doc/src/sgml/external-

Re: Updating the intro for packages - improve usability, reduce new user confusion

2018-11-29 Thread Dmitry Igrishin
чт, 29 нояб. 2018 г. в 12:36, Christoph Berg : > > Re: Dmitry Igrishin 2018-11-29 > > > > Could you please add the reference to the Pgfe client library to the > > > documentation? > > > The patch is provided. > > > diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/external-projects.sgml > > b/doc/src/sgml/external-proj

Re: Updating the intro for packages - improve usability, reduce new user confusion

2018-11-29 Thread Christoph Berg
Re: Dmitry Igrishin 2018-11-29 > > Could you please add the reference to the Pgfe client library to the > > documentation? > > The patch is provided. > diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/external-projects.sgml > b/doc/src/sgml/external-projects.sgml > index 347b830..c74e391 100644 > --- a/doc/src/sgml/e

Re: Updating the intro for packages - improve usability, reduce new user confusion

2018-11-29 Thread Dmitry Igrishin
чт, 29 нояб. 2018 г. в 12:25, Dmitry Igrishin : > > чт, 29 нояб. 2018 г. в 07:35, Craig Ringer : > > > > TL;DR: It's time to update the docs to make package-based and > > installer-based PostgreSQL the assumed environment our users are > > working with. Or at least put it on an equal footing as a f

Re: Updating the intro for packages - improve usability, reduce new user confusion

2018-11-29 Thread Dmitry Igrishin
чт, 29 нояб. 2018 г. в 07:35, Craig Ringer : > > TL;DR: It's time to update the docs to make package-based and > installer-based PostgreSQL the assumed environment our users are > working with. Or at least put it on an equal footing as a first-class > citizen, not relegate it to the dark corners of

Updating the intro for packages - improve usability, reduce new user confusion

2018-11-28 Thread Craig Ringer
TL;DR: It's time to update the docs to make package-based and installer-based PostgreSQL the assumed environment our users are working with. Or at least put it on an equal footing as a first-class citizen, not relegate it to the dark corners of notes and appendices. The same is true for client driv