Re: Why does pgindent's README say to download typedefs.list from the buildfarm?

From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Why does pgindent's README say to download typedefs.list from the buildfarm?
Date: 2024-04-22 20:20:10
Message-ID: 20240422202010.GA420168@nathanxps13
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On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 04:08:08PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> I think the actual plan now is that we'll sync the in-tree copy
> with the buildfarm's results (and then do a tree-wide pgindent)
> every so often, probably shortly before beta every year.

Okay. Is this just to resolve the delta between the manual updates and a
clean autogenerated copy every once in a while?

> The problem with the README is that it describes that process,
> rather than the now-typical workflow of incrementally keeping
> the tree indented. I don't think we want to remove the info
> about how to do the full-monty process, but you're right that
> the README needs to explain the incremental method as being
> the one most developers would usually use.
>
> Want to write some text?

Yup, I'll put something together.

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