Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Ah, I finally realize why Magnus - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Ah, I finally realize why Magnus
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Msg-id 16321.1153545048@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Ah, I finally realize why Magnus  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Tom Lane wrote:
>>> Ah, I finally realize why Magnus wanted to add a --bindir option to
>>> pg_regress: there's no other way to cope with testing a relocated
>>> installation.  Seems better to call it --psqldir though, since the
>>> only thing we need to find in that case is psql.
>> 
>> Well, if the ecpg tests materialize, maybe not.
>> 
> Maybe installbindir or some such.

The problem with --bindir is that it confuses the purpose with the
build/install-time bindir, which is actually nearly unrelated --- it'll
likely have a similar path tail, but path head could be completely
different.  (Confusing this purpose with bindir was why I failed to grok
the point to start with.)  Call it what you like so long as it ain't
bindir ...
        regards, tom lane


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