Re: [HACKERS] Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql/doc (FAQ_MSWIN INSTALL_MSWIN)

[The Hermit Hacker]

On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > Bruce Momjian writes:
> > 
> > > No.  I will turn it into an FAQ, and the item will be "How do I install
> > > PostgreSQL on MS Windows".  How's that?
> > 
> > I don't see how that would be better.  Why this artificiality?  
> > Installation instructions belong into INSTALL files.  FAQs are questions
> > asked by people because the documentation is incomplete or the software is
> > badly designed.  I mean, you could make everything a FAQ, but FAQs should
> > be a backup thing, not a first order documentation resource.
> 
> Currently all our platform-specific files are FAQ's.  I can imagine
> someone realizing that, looking for an MS one, and giving up and never
> seeing INSTALL_MSWIN.  Also, the platform-specific stuff is on the web
> pages under FAQ.  I don't want to make a separate section just for the
> MS OS.

MS_FAQ:

1. How do I install?
a. Read the INSTALL_MSWIN file