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authorMarc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org>1996-11-05 05:17:28 +0000
committerMarc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org>1996-11-05 05:17:28 +0000
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Bring in minor changes from Andrew
-rw-r--r--INSTALL21
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index d3886035455..deb4212982b 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ hold the source, binaries, and user databases.
MIGRATING FROM POSTGRES VERSION 1.0
-----------------------------------
-Version 1.02 is mostly backward compatible with Version 1.0, but the database
-format is incompatible, so if you have databases that you use with Version
-1, you need to convert them before you can use them with Version 1.02. Once
-you do that, you won't be able to use them with Version 1 anymore.
+Version 1.01 and 1.02 (and above) are mostly backward compatible with Version
+1.0, but the database format is incompatible, so if you have databases that
+you use with Version 1, you need to convert them before you can use them with
+Version 1.02. Once you do that, you won't be able to use them with Version 1
+anymore.
-For details on how to do this conversion, see the file MIGRATION_V1_TO_V2.
+For details on how to do this conversion, see the files doc/MIGRATION_1.0_to_1.01
+and MIGRATION_to_1.02.1
INSTALLING POSTGRESQL
@@ -72,8 +74,7 @@ To install PostgreSQL on UNIX platforms:
If you're installing PostgreSQL on Ultrix 4.x or Linux, see the
porting notes at the end for additional packages that you need to install
- before installing PostgreSQL. For Linux and Irix, read the machine-
- specific FAQs.
+ before installing PostgreSQL.
If using Linux or Irix, you should also read the machine-specific FAQs.
@@ -90,10 +91,10 @@ To install PostgreSQL on UNIX platforms:
directory. The configuration switches are fairly self-explanatory, but we
will go over some of the more commonly-changed options:
- - PORTNAME specifies the platform on which PostgreSQL is being build
- (BSD44_derived is the default). You might need to change it to reflect
+ - PORTNAME specifies the platform on which PostgreSQL is being built.
+ This is set to UNDEFINED. You will need to change it to reflect
your platform. (sparc for SunOS 4.1.x, sparc_solaris for Solaris
- 2.4, ultrix4 for Ultrix 4.4, and hpux for HP-UX 9.0)
+ 2.4, ultrix4 for Ultrix 4.4, and hpux for HP-UX 9.0, etc.)
- SRCDIR specifies where the source files are located. (defaults to
$(POSTGRESDIR)/src.)