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 ...