Re: Slashdot discussion - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Slashdot discussion
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Msg-id 5335.963269672@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Slashdot discussion  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> I've studied the MySQL installation instructions, and they don't strike me
> as inherently simpler. Is it only perception, or what can we do better?

IMHO it's partly a documentation problem, and partly a matter of people
not having looked at recent versions.  A few years back it did take some
know-how to get Postgres installed.

I think the install-procedure docs in 7.0 are markedly better than they
were before, but they could still use further improvement.

Your work on configure/build/install scripts will help too of course ;-)

            regards, tom lane

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