Re: Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV

Bruce Momjian wrote:

>Because MinGW/Msys doesn't come with flex/bison by default, I have added
>those derived files to the WIN32_DEV branch in CVS.  It makes it easier
>for people to install _just_ MinGW and compile PostgreSQL on Win32.  The
>branch will live for only 1-2 months until we start 7.5 development. 
>Those files will not be moved into the main branch.
>
>Should those files be in WIN32_DEV CVS, or should they be removed, and
>require people to install bison/flex on MinGW.  Even though they will
>be updated infrequently, there is concern about CVS file bloat.
>
>  
>
I vote for requiring MinGW+flex+bison. On *nix you need a similar 
combination, so why should MinGW be different? If installing flex and 
bison on MinGW is too hard you probably shouldn't be building out of 
CVS, ISTM.

cheers

andrew