Stephen Frost escribió: > I hope this isn't anything particularly special because I feel like I've > been doing it forever, but.. > > ==# cvs -z3 co pgsql > ==# mkdir pgsql.build > ==# cd pgsql.build > ==# ../pgsql/configure --my-args-here > ==# make > ... > > Keeps all the build files and everything in pgsql.build and leaves the > pgsql directory pristine.. I've pretty much always done things this way > so I guess I just assumed it was common. Maybe it's not what you're > looking for though.
This doesn't fully work because some files are created in the source directory even when building outside (e.g. src/backend/parser/scan.c) (I work like this all the time too, except that I keep my trees in .../pgsql/source/00head and they build to .../pgsql/build/00head) -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers