I'm a bit confused as to what we're trying to support. While I was poking around tonight, I notice that we have both ./src/backend/utils/Gen_fmgrtab.sh and ./src/backend/utils/Gen_fmgrtab.pl, ostensibly because:
# The reason for implementing this functionality twice is that we don't # require people to have perl to build from a tarball, but on the other # hand Windows can't deal with shell scripts. However, you definitely can't build from a git (or, presumably, CVS) checkout without perl, and in fact the error message leaves a good deal to be desired. Configure succeeds, but then: [...lots of output omitted...] make -C ../../../../src/port all make[5]: Entering directory `/home/rhaas/pgsql-git/src/port' make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/rhaas/pgsql-git/src/port' "" ./parse.pl . < ../../../../src/backend/parser/gram.y > preproc.y /bin/sh: : command not found make[4]: *** [preproc.y] Error 127 make[4]: *** Deleting file `preproc.y' make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/rhaas/pgsql-git/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc' make[3]: *** [all] Error 2 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/rhaas/pgsql-git/src/interfaces/ecpg' make[2]: *** [all] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/rhaas/pgsql-git/src/interfaces' make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/rhaas/pgsql-git/src' make: *** [all] Error 2 I've seen previous references to perl being a build requirement as well, so I guess I'm a bit confused. Is there some tarball that is built with just enough extra stuff in it to avoid the perl dependency? And if so, how confident are we that we're solving a real problem here as opposed to a hypothetical one? Admittedly, I tend to use machines running relatively recent operating system versions, but I think the last time that I ran into a machine that didn't have perl on it was not more recently than 1994 (I'm guessing someone is now going to tell me what a sheltered life I lead...). ...Robert -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
