From d1da0bc92c3124de44fca5989ed4506a30bb1a6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 11:24:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Doc: tweak installation doc edits made by commit 76c2af926.
We don't consider that building with MinGW is deprecated,
so adjust some places that gave that impression.
Per discussion with Peter Eisentraut.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/4a023388-8652-fea0-a0b4-35ad5e734e9a@2ndquadrant.com
---
doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml | 15 ++++++++-------
doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml | 8 ++++++++
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
index 31ed516ac28..4788ef4ba93 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
@@ -15,16 +15,20 @@ documentation. See standalone-profile.xsl for details.
<primary>installation</primary>
</indexterm>
+ <!-- See also the version of this text in standalone-install.xml -->
<para>
This chapter describes the installation of
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> using the source code
distribution. If you are installing a pre-packaged distribution,
such as an RPM or Debian package, ignore this chapter
and read the packager's instructions instead.
- Also, this chapter does not describe the preferred way to install
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> on Microsoft
- Windows<phrase condition="standalone-ignore"> (for that, see
- <xref linkend="install-windows"/>)</phrase>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If you are building <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> for Microsoft
+ Windows, read this chapter if you intend to build with MinGW or Cygwin;
+ but if you intend to build with Microsoft's <productname>Visual
+ C++</productname>, see <xref linkend="install-windows"/> instead.
</para>
<sect1 id="install-short">
@@ -2315,9 +2319,6 @@ xcodebuild -version -sdk macosx Path
The MinGW build procedure uses the normal build system described in
this chapter; the Visual C++ build works completely differently
and is described in <xref linkend="install-windows"/>.
- The Visual C++ build is recommended, as it is fully native and uses no
- additional software like MinGW. A ready-made installer is available on
- the main PostgreSQL web site.
</para>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml b/doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml
index f584789f9a4..3f6dc1f0bbf 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml
@@ -9,11 +9,19 @@ in the stand-alone version.
<article id="installation">
<title><productname>PostgreSQL</productname> Installation from Source Code</title>
+ <!-- This text replaces the introductory text of installation.sgml -->
<para>
This document describes the installation of
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> using this source code distribution.
</para>
+ <para>
+ If you are building <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> for Microsoft
+ Windows, read this document if you intend to build with MinGW or Cygwin;
+ but if you intend to build with Microsoft's <productname>Visual
+ C++</productname>, see the main documentation instead.
+ </para>
+
<xi:include href="postgres.sgml" xpointer="install-short" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<xi:include href="postgres.sgml" xpointer="install-requirements" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<xi:include href="postgres.sgml" xpointer="install-procedure" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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