Re: 17beta1 source download does not include docs & manpages

On 2024-05-28 14:15 +0200, Marcel Hofstetter wrote:
> 16.3 source download includes manpages and html docs.
> 
> -bash-5.1$ tar tvf postgresql-16.3.tar | grep html | wc -l
> 1166
> -bash-5.1$ tar tvf postgresql-16.3.tar | grep man1 | wc -l
> 35
> 
> 
> 17beta1 does not.
> 
> -bash-5.1$ tar tvf postgresql-17beta1.tar | grep html | wc -l
> 3
> -bash-5.1$ tar tvf postgresql-17beta1.tar | grep man1 | wc -l
> 0
> 
> is this intended?

Yes, that build step was removed[1] in order to only create a tarball of
files in the git tree from now on.  Maybe the release notes should make
that more clear instead of just saying "Remove make's distprep option".

[1] https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/e07408d9-e5f2-d9fd-5672-f53354e9305e%40eisentraut.org

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Erik