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From: jkh@nx.ilo.dec.com (Jordan Hubbard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.apps
Subject: postgres packages removed from freebsd.cdrom.com
Date: 31 May 1994 15:43:53 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Galway Ireland
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Recent conversations with Clarence Chu (who was, incidently, not
credited with the original work that produced the postgres port to
FreeBSD, and for which oversight I apologise profusely) have indicated
that my postgres builds showed more enthusiasm than attention to
detail, and hence were not really very good representations of
postgres.  I have therefore removed the binary packages from freefall.

The actual sources still require far too much manual intervention to
build all the way through, and thus will not be appearing in
/usr/ports as a replacement for ingres anytime soon, either.  I'm
afraid that those wishing to get awhile ahold of postgres for FreeBSD
will simply have to wait, or contact Clarence directly for his diffs
(Clarence.Chu@f132.n700.z6.ftn.air.org).

I'll try to revisit this whole issue again in about 6 months, after
FreeBSD 2.0 is well underway, if Clarence is still interested.  It's
just too big a thing to take on at the moment!

					Jordan