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diff --git a/README.CVS b/README.CVS index 08351229e78..37daaf6bc30 100644 --- a/README.CVS +++ b/README.CVS @@ -1,17 +1,14 @@ -Official releases of PostgreSQL contain INSTALL and HISTORY files in -this directory. - -For people using CVS checkouts, you can view the install instructions -at: +(This file does not appear in release tarballs.) +In a release or snapshot tarball of PostgreSQL, documentation files named +INSTALL and HISTORY will appear in this directory. However, these files are +not stored in CVS and so will not be present if you are using a CVS checkout. +If you are using CVS, you can view the most recent install instructions at: http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/installation.html - -The release notes can be viewed at: - +and the current release notes at: http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/release.html -(This file does not appear in release tarballs.) - -Note that users compiling from CVS will also need compatible versions -of Bison and Flex, as discussed in the install documentation (Bison -and Flex are not needed when using an official release of PostgreSQL.) +Users compiling from CVS will also need compatible versions of Bison and +Flex, as discussed in the install documentation. Bison and Flex are not +needed when using a tarball, since the files they are needed to build are +already present in the tarball. |