Re: BUG #3909: src\tools\msvc\clean.bat clears parse.h file

Has this been addressed?

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Pavel Golub wrote:
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> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 3909
> Logged by: Pavel Golub
> Email address: pavel(at)gf(dot)microolap(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3RC2
> Operating system: WinXP
> Description: src\tools\msvc\clean.bat clears parse.h file
> Details:
>
> Executing clean.bat from src\tools\msvc clears src\backend\parser\parse.h
>
> However, in help stated:
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> "Bison and Flex are required to build from CVS, but not required when
> building from a release file."
>
> Also in src\backend\parser\Makefile we have comments:
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> "# gram.c, parse.h, and scan.c are in the distribution tarball, so they
> # are not cleaned here."
>
> Because of this bug there is no opportunity to build PostgreSQL by Visual
> Studio without using Bison.
>
> So, may be as a workaround we may use such scheme:
> 1. We have "src\backend\parser\parse.h.release" (or whatever postfix) file
> 2. GenerateFiles() in Solution.pm must check if Bison is available. If so
> then generate parse.h by Bison, else copy parse.h.release as parse.h
> 3. When clean will be called parse.h will be deleted, but not
> parse.h.release
>
> Regards
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