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1 | | -Official releases of PostgreSQL contain INSTALL and HISTORY files in |
2 | | -this directory. |
3 | | - |
4 | | -For people using CVS checkouts, you can view the install instructions |
5 | | -at: |
| 1 | +(This file does not appear in release tarballs.) |
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| 3 | +In a release or snapshot tarball of PostgreSQL, documentation files named |
| 4 | +INSTALL and HISTORY will appear in this directory. However, these files are |
| 5 | +not stored in CVS and so will not be present if you are using a CVS checkout. |
| 6 | +If you are using CVS, you can view the most recent install instructions at: |
7 | 7 | http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/installation.html |
8 | | - |
9 | | -The release notes can be viewed at: |
10 | | - |
| 8 | +and the current release notes at: |
11 | 9 | http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/release.html |
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13 | | -(This file does not appear in release tarballs.) |
14 | | - |
15 | | -Note that users compiling from CVS will also need compatible versions |
16 | | -of Bison and Flex, as discussed in the install documentation (Bison |
17 | | -and Flex are not needed when using an official release of PostgreSQL.) |
| 11 | +Users compiling from CVS will also need compatible versions of Bison and |
| 12 | +Flex, as discussed in the install documentation. Bison and Flex are not |
| 13 | +needed when using a tarball, since the files they are needed to build are |
| 14 | +already present in the tarball. |