Re: [HACKERS] Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV
After installing the following into my msys/mingw set: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/bison-1.875.0-2003.02.10-1.exe?download and http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~main/mingw32/flex-2_5_4a.zip (Not sure if this was needed, but I did it anyway) and then running configure --without-zlib --without-readline, I was able to make the branch right through to the stage where it fails to link because of missing fork/signmask/etc. Bison ran just fine, apparently. If you do this make sure you install everything in default locations - the bison binary has a hardcoded location for m4 (yuck). cheers andrew - Original Message - From: Darko Prenosil [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thursday 11 September 2003 18:08, Darko Prenosil wrote: On Thursday 11 September 2003 18:00, Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD wrote: I'm confused. Right on the MinGW download page is a link for bison-1.875. Yep, but I had problems with it. Author confirmed that there could be some problems creating processes (for example M4). However if You make it work, I'll be interested to know how. Check the MinGW mailing list for last few weeks, and see what I'm talking about. By the way the last tip of the author : reconfigure make, was not working for me :-( Download the bin package at http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/bison-1.875.0-2003.02.10-1.exe?download and use it. You do not need to compile bison yourself. Andreas Did You actually succeed to make output from postgresql yacc definition files with that package ? Can You explain how? I forgot to mention that I succeed to make that output, but only from shell, not from makefile. Maybe there is something wrong with my MinGW setup ? However I do not like Idea that people might give up MinGW bison only because I misinformed the group. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
Re: [HACKERS] Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV
What is flex/bison ? Marc G. Fournier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, 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 think a more appropriate question is how many ppl are working on WIN32_DEV *from* CVS that don't have flex/bison available ... if nobody, having those files in CVS is *really* useless and the whole argument is moot ... ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send unregister YourEmailAddressHere to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
Re: [HACKERS] Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV
After takin a swig o' Arrakan spice grog, Relaxin [EMAIL PROTECTED] belched out...: What is flex/bison ? Bison is the GNU Project parser generator, in the style of yacc (Yet Another Compiler Compiler). Flex is the GNU Project fast lexical analyzer generator, in the style of lex. These are used to generate parser code that knows how to recognize (in this case) the SQL language. Obviously, an SQL database must include some way of reading through queries and parsing out whether they are valid, and if they are, what the database is supposed to do with them. Flex and Bison do that part of the work. -- cbbrowne,@,acm.org http://cbbrowne.com/info/x.html Rules of the Evil Overlord #212. I will not send out battalions composed wholly of robots or skeletons against heroes who have qualms about killing living beings. http://www.eviloverlord.com/ ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
Re: [HACKERS] Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV
Andrew Dunstan wrote: 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. OK, removed. -- Bruce Momjian| http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup.| Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send unregister YourEmailAddressHere to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [HACKERS] Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV
On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 12:03, 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. I'm confused. Right on the MinGW download page is a link for bison-1.875. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [HACKERS] Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV
On Thursday 11 September 2003 17:30, Matthew T. O'Connor wrote: On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 12:03, 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. I'm confused. Right on the MinGW download page is a link for bison-1.875. Yep, but I had problems with it. Author confirmed that there could be some problems creating processes (for example M4). However if You make it work, I'll be interested to know how. Check the MinGW mailing list for last few weeks, and see what I'm talking about. By the way the last tip of the author : reconfigure make, was not working for me :-( Regards ! ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send unregister YourEmailAddressHere to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [HACKERS] Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV
I'm confused. Right on the MinGW download page is a link for bison-1.875. Yep, but I had problems with it. Author confirmed that there could be some problems creating processes (for example M4). However if You make it work, I'll be interested to know how. Check the MinGW mailing list for last few weeks, and see what I'm talking about. By the way the last tip of the author : reconfigure make, was not working for me :-( Download the bin package at http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/bison-1.875.0-2003.02.10-1.exe?download and use it. You do not need to compile bison yourself. Andreas ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send unregister YourEmailAddressHere to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [HACKERS] Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV
On Thursday 11 September 2003 18:00, Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD wrote: I'm confused. Right on the MinGW download page is a link for bison-1.875. Yep, but I had problems with it. Author confirmed that there could be some problems creating processes (for example M4). However if You make it work, I'll be interested to know how. Check the MinGW mailing list for last few weeks, and see what I'm talking about. By the way the last tip of the author : reconfigure make, was not working for me :-( Download the bin package at http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/bison-1.875.0-2003.02.10-1.exe?download and use it. You do not need to compile bison yourself. Andreas Did You actually succeed to make output from postgresql yacc definition files with that package ? Can You explain how? Regards ! ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
Re: [HACKERS] Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV
On Thursday 11 September 2003 18:08, Darko Prenosil wrote: On Thursday 11 September 2003 18:00, Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD wrote: I'm confused. Right on the MinGW download page is a link for bison-1.875. Yep, but I had problems with it. Author confirmed that there could be some problems creating processes (for example M4). However if You make it work, I'll be interested to know how. Check the MinGW mailing list for last few weeks, and see what I'm talking about. By the way the last tip of the author : reconfigure make, was not working for me :-( Download the bin package at http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/bison-1.875.0-2003.02.10-1.exe?download and use it. You do not need to compile bison yourself. Andreas Did You actually succeed to make output from postgresql yacc definition files with that package ? Can You explain how? I forgot to mention that I succeed to make that output, but only from shell, not from makefile. Maybe there is something wrong with my MinGW setup ? However I do not like Idea that people might give up MinGW bison only because I misinformed the group. Regards ! ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
Re: [HACKERS] Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, 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 think a more appropriate question is how many ppl are working on WIN32_DEV *from* CVS that don't have flex/bison available ... if nobody, having those files in CVS is *really* useless and the whole argument is moot ... ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send unregister YourEmailAddressHere to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [HACKERS] Vote: Adding flex/bison derived files in WIN32_DEV
Marc G. Fournier wrote: On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, 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 think a more appropriate question is how many ppl are working on WIN32_DEV *from* CVS that don't have flex/bison available ... if nobody, having those files in CVS is *really* useless and the whole argument is moot ... I don't know. We would have to ask on the Win32 list, but the files were added specifically because several people asked about those missing files, and didn't/couldn't get bison/flex. Now that we have snapshots, I don't know how many have switched to those. -- Bruce Momjian| http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup.| Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
