On Thursday 17 May 2007 08:16, Andrew Dunstan wrote: > David Fetter wrote: > >> My main difficulty was figuring out a workable way to build a local > >> mirror of the code (so I could get off-line diffs), keep it in sync with > >> the development tree, while branching out working areas to evaluate > >> patches or do new development in. A good example walkthrough of how to > >> do that using standard tools would be a big help. Hint: if you suggest > >> CVsup I'll smack you. > > > > Would you be interested in providing this meat? You're uniquely > > qualified because your shins still smart from all the things you > > barked them on :) > > For this item at least the work has been done in showing how to set up a > local mirror using rsync instead of CVSup. It's mentioned in the dev > version of the docs at > http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/rsync.html - although > frankly it would be better to import the information rather than just > refer to the buildfarm HOWTO. >
And really should probably be written up into FAQ section or a full on guide for "how do i get started hacking on postgresql?" -- Robert Treat Build A Brighter LAMP :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster