Re: pgsql-server/src backend/bootstrap/Tag: backen ...

Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > Hmm, another problem is that I don't think there is a flex port for
> > MinGW --- at least I remember someone saying they found bison, but not
> > flex, so if they grab the snapshot, they will not be able to use CVS to
> > do development and diffs.
>
> Actually, if I recall that same thread, one person mentioned downloading a
> MinGW bison port, and then could build flex no problem using that ...
>
> Basically, I agree with Tom ... if we are going to go the extra steps to
> support Win32, at least the Win32 ppl can do is take the extra steps to
> build using the same 'restrictions' as the Unix ppl go through ...

Also, those files will not move into main CVS, and no one in Win32 is
going to be playing with changing any of the source files used by
bison/flex.

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