Re: Switching to Homebrew as recommended Mac install?

From: Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
To: Greg Smith <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Jay Levitt <jay(dot)levitt(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Switching to Homebrew as recommended Mac install?
Date: 2012-04-04 00:23:48
Message-ID: CA+OCxow7F=xEwewNm0ML3Qucb8jd=QaxTia17nFUDpz9ywfV0Q@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Greg Smith <greg(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>
> --Documentation
>
> Homebrew will have to become more complicated if it's going to try and
> wander down this path.  With complexity and backward compatibility come
> increased needs for documentation.

One more to add:

--QA

When PostgreSQL updates are prepared, not only do they have to be
built but they also get tested in installation and upgrade mode on all
supported versions of OS X, including some of the server versions.
That obviously takes time and hardware, and is done over a brief
Friday - Sunday period to fit in with the release procedure.

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