Re: Missing file is mentioned on page https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/libpq-exec.html

On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 06:15:29PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 11:09:58AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> >> Thinking about it from the perspective of someone dealing with an
> >> installation tree not a source tree, maybe the reference should
> >> be to "server/catalog/pg_type_d.h". That might help disabuse
> >> anyone who's expecting to find it at that path in the git tree.
>
> > I am confused what the "server/" prefix means in a path name.
>
> That is the path underneath the installation "include" directory
> at which that file will be found.

Yep, it's there. I thought I checked for an include/catalog install
directory, but obviously not well enough.

> > We currently say:
>
> > The <acronym>OID</acronym>s of the built-in data types are defined in
> > the file <filename>src/include/catalog/pg_type_d.h</filename> in the
> > source tree.
>
> Yeah, so also s/source tree/install tree/.

OK, here is a patch that mentions both.

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