From: | Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> |
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To: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Cc: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, Greg Smith <gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com> |
Subject: | Re: Not ready for 8.3 |
Date: | 2007-05-17 12:53:49 |
Message-ID: | 200705170853.50450.xzilla@users.sourceforge.net |
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On Thursday 17 May 2007 08:16, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> David Fetter wrote:
> >> My main difficulty was figuring out a workable way to build a local
> >> mirror of the code (so I could get off-line diffs), keep it in sync with
> >> the development tree, while branching out working areas to evaluate
> >> patches or do new development in. A good example walkthrough of how to
> >> do that using standard tools would be a big help. Hint: if you suggest
> >> CVsup I'll smack you.
> >
> > Would you be interested in providing this meat? You're uniquely
> > qualified because your shins still smart from all the things you
> > barked them on :)
>
> For this item at least the work has been done in showing how to set up a
> local mirror using rsync instead of CVSup. It's mentioned in the dev
> version of the docs at
> http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/rsync.html - although
> frankly it would be better to import the information rather than just
> refer to the buildfarm HOWTO.
>
And really should probably be written up into FAQ section or a full on guide
for "how do i get started hacking on postgresql?"
--
Robert Treat
Build A Brighter LAMP :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
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