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1. PGXS does not properly uninstall documentation

   Karl O. Pinc <kop@karlpinc.com> — 2025-05-15T17:25:59Z

   Hi,
   
   When using PGXS, putting a pathname, as opposed to
   just a file name, into DOCS means that file won't
   uninstall.
   
   When installing documentation via the DOCS variable,
   the Makefile runs `install`, which installs a single
   file into a directory somewhere, regardless of the
   source path.  But the source path is what's in DOCS,
   so when uninstalling the Makefile must strip the
   directory part from what's in DOCS when deleting the file.
   
   Makefile patch attached.
   
   Regards,
   
   Karl <kop@karlpinc.com>
   Free Software:  "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
                    -- Robert A. Heinlein
   

2. Re: PGXS does not properly uninstall documentation

   Karl O. Pinc <kop@karlpinc.com> — 2025-06-25T14:42:06Z

   On Thu, 15 May 2025 12:25:59 -0500
   "Karl O. Pinc" <kop@karlpinc.com> wrote:
   
   > When using PGXS, putting a pathname, as opposed to
   > just a file name, into DOCS means that file won't
   > uninstall.
   
   There's been no response.  Should I re-submit
   this using the bug reporting form?
   
   Thanks.
   
   Regards,
   
   Karl <kop@karlpinc.com>
   Free Software:  "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
                    -- Robert A. Heinlein
   
   
   
   

3. Re: PGXS does not properly uninstall documentation

   Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> — 2025-06-27T21:06:08Z

   "Karl O. Pinc" <kop@karlpinc.com> writes:
   > There's been no response.  Should I re-submit
   > this using the bug reporting form?
   
   No, that won't do anything new, just send email to pgsql-bugs
   which you already did.  You could add the patch to the current
   CF if you want to be sure it's not forgotten.
   
   			regards, tom lane