Re: Postgres build doc

From: Norbert Poellmann <np(at)ibu(dot)de>
To: Wells Oliver <wells(dot)oliver(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr(at)gmail(dot)com>, Pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Postgres build doc
Date: 2024-05-15 07:36:42
Message-ID: ZkRmClz_t4HRmE-e@mail.ibu.de
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On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 09:35:02AM -0700, Wells Oliver wrote:
> Do people really still build from source these days? Are there highly
> secured environments where binary repositories etc are a no-go?

In FreeBSD's ports system https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/ports/
most applications were build by a full patch/configure/make/install
process. For a short comparison of pro/cons of installing from ports
vs. from pre-compiled packages, see there.

cheers

Norbert Poellmann.

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