| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: meson vs tarballs |
| Date: | 2024-03-13 14:42:04 |
| Message-ID: | 2047141.1710340924@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org> writes:
> On 13.03.24 07:42, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>> On 2024-03-13 We 02:31, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>>>> Alternatively, PostgreSQL can be built using Meson. This is currently
>>>> experimental and only works when building from a Git checkout (not
>>>> from a distribution tarball).
>> Ah!. Darn, I missed that. Thanks.
>> Of course, when release 17 comes out this had better not be the case,
>> since we have removed the custom Windows build system.
> Yes, this has been changed in 17.
My understanding is that pretty soon there will be no difference,
ie distribution tarballs will have the same contents as a git pull
(less the .git infrastructure). If we're planning on making that
happen for 17, perhaps we'd better get on with it.
regards, tom lane
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