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Doc: tweak installation doc edits made by commit 76c2af9.
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
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doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml

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<primary>installation</primary>
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<!-- See also the version of this text in standalone-install.xml -->
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<para>
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This chapter describes the installation of
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> using the source code
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distribution. If you are installing a pre-packaged distribution,
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such as an RPM or Debian package, ignore this chapter
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and read the packager's instructions instead.
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Also, this chapter does not describe the preferred way to install
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> on Microsoft
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Windows<phrase condition="standalone-ignore"> (for that, see
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<xref linkend="install-windows"/>)</phrase>.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you are building <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> for Microsoft
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Windows, read this chapter if you intend to build with MinGW or Cygwin;
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but if you intend to build with Microsoft's <productname>Visual
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C++</productname>, see <xref linkend="install-windows"/> instead.
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The MinGW build procedure uses the normal build system described in
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The Visual C++ build is recommended, as it is fully native and uses no
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additional software like MinGW. A ready-made installer is available on
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the main PostgreSQL web site.
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doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml

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<article id="installation">
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<title><productname>PostgreSQL</productname> Installation from Source Code</title>
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<!-- This text replaces the introductory text of installation.sgml -->
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<para>
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This document describes the installation of
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</para>
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<para>
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If you are building <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> for Microsoft
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Windows, read this document if you intend to build with MinGW or Cygwin;
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but if you intend to build with Microsoft's <productname>Visual
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C++</productname>, see the main documentation instead.
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</para>
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<xi:include href="postgres.sgml" xpointer="install-short" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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<xi:include href="postgres.sgml" xpointer="install-requirements" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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<xi:include href="postgres.sgml" xpointer="install-procedure" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>

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