Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com> writes:
> I used to do this step when I first started hacking on Postgres because
> that's what it says to do, but I've only ever used the in-tree one for many
> years now, and I'm not aware of any scenario where I might need to download
> a new version from the buildfarm. I see that the in-tree copy wasn't added
> until 2010 (commit 1604057), so maybe this is just leftover from back then.
> Could we remove this note now?
I think the actual plan now is that we'll sync the in-tree copy
with the buildfarm's results (and then do a tree-wide pgindent)
every so often, probably shortly before beta every year.
The problem with the README is that it describes that process,
rather than the now-typical workflow of incrementally keeping
the tree indented. I don't think we want to remove the info
about how to do the full-monty process, but you're right that
the README needs to explain the incremental method as being
the one most developers would usually use.
Want to write some text?
regards, tom lane