Re: "README" mentions "INSTALL" but this file doesn't exist in git checkout

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Kevin Burke <kevin(at)meter(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: "README" mentions "INSTALL" but this file doesn't exist in git checkout
Date: 2021-09-02 23:30:48
Message-ID: 2442122.1630625448@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Kevin Burke <kevin(at)meter(dot)com> writes:
> I'm attempting to get started with Postgres development. I checked out the
> Postgres git sources from https://github.com/postgres/postgres. The README
> notes:

>> See the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install
>> PostgreSQL. That file also lists supported operating systems and
>> hardware platforms and contains information regarding any other
>> software packages that are required to build or run the PostgreSQL
>> system.

> Unfortunately this file doesn't exist in the sources.

Indeed, it's built documentation. But you should have read the
adjacent file README.git instead.

regards, tom lane

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