Re: Why does pg_bsd_indent need to be installed?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Why does pg_bsd_indent need to be installed?
Date: 2023-05-31 17:21:05
Message-ID: 2930.1685553665@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org> writes:
> On 25.05.23 13:05, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Well, if you know where the build directory is, sure. But any way you
>> slice it there is an extra bit of knowledge required. Since pg_bsd_indent
>> changes so seldom, keeping it in your PATH is at least as easy as any
>> other solution, IMO.

> The reason I bumped into this is that 15 and 16 use different versions
> of pg_bsd_indent, so you can't just keep one copy in, like, ~/bin/.

Well, personally, I never bother to adjust patches to the indentation
rules of old versions, so using the latest pg_bsd_indent suffices.

regards, tom lane

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