Doc: tweak installation doc edits made by commit 76c2af926.

We don't consider that building with MinGW is deprecated,
so adjust some places that gave that impression.
Per discussion with Peter Eisentraut.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/4a023388-8652-fea0-a0b4-35ad5e734e9a@2ndquadrant.com

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
index 31ed516ac28e32dfd59afff6c581e4d791a81fa5..4788ef4ba9342f97dd16420281f56e6eff993cd9 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
@@ -15,16 +15,20 @@ documentation.  See standalone-profile.xsl for details.
   installation
  
 
+ 
  
   This chapter describes the installation of
   PostgreSQL using the source code
   distribution.  If you are installing a pre-packaged distribution,
   such as an RPM or Debian package, ignore this chapter
   and read the packager's instructions instead.
-  Also, this chapter does not describe the preferred way to install
-  PostgreSQL on Microsoft
-  Windows (for that, see
-  ).
+ 
+
+ 
+  If you are building PostgreSQL for Microsoft
+  Windows, read this chapter if you intend to build with MinGW or Cygwin;
+  but if you intend to build with Microsoft's Visual
+  C++, see  instead.
  
 
  
@@ -2315,9 +2319,6 @@ xcodebuild -version -sdk macosx Path
     The MinGW build procedure uses the normal build system described in
     this chapter; the Visual C++ build works completely differently
     and is described in .
-    The Visual C++ build is recommended, as it is fully native and uses no
-    additional software like MinGW.  A ready-made installer is available on
-    the main PostgreSQL web site.
    
 
    

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml b/doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml
index f584789f9a49ff545ad9721ec79dea291e857c22..3f6dc1f0bbf69dc2f4c0027bf42cd7ad23284c3d 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml
@@ -9,11 +9,19 @@ in the stand-alone version.
 
  <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> Installation from Source Code
 
+ 
  
   This document describes the installation of
   PostgreSQL using this source code distribution.
  
 
+ 
+  If you are building PostgreSQL for Microsoft
+  Windows, read this document if you intend to build with MinGW or Cygwin;
+  but if you intend to build with Microsoft's Visual
+  C++, see the main documentation instead.
+ 
+