Re: What does this configure warning mean?
Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2010-02-22T20:33:38Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes: > > Alvaro Herrera wrote: > >> Bruce Momjian wrote: > >>> With the attached patch, I have updated the message to use the wording > >>> "bundled distribution". I think the point about the snapshot tarballs > >>> and official releases is that they are "bundled" rather than pulled via > >>> CVS. > >> > >> That's too subtle. I wouldn't figure out what it means if my life > >> depended on it (then again, it doesn't). > > > Well, "official" made no sense. Bundled seemed similar enough to > > "tarball". What suggestion do you have? > > I think "bundled" is a completely unhelpful choice of word. The natural > response to reading that will be "bundled with what?". We've been using > the phraseology "official distribution" for years and only one person > has expressed any confusion, so I do not think you have improved > matters. Should we just go ahead and say official releases and daily snapshots? -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com PG East: http://www.enterprisedb.com/community/nav-pg-east-2010.do + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +