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?

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