Re: [HACKERS] Command Locations (was Re: HISTORY for 6.5....) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Command Locations (was Re: HISTORY for 6.5....)
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Msg-id 199909200002.UAA07772@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Command Locations (was Re: HISTORY for 6.5....)  (Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>)
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> I state things the way I do because RedHat is shipping PostgreSQL as a piece of
> bona-fide Systems software -- fundamentally part of their distribution.  This
> changes all the rules -- turns them on end, in reality.  While a FHS-compliant
> linux distribution that does not ship PostgreSQL would need PostgreSQL in
> /usr/local (after all, an OS upgrade could destroy it if it's installed
> elsewhere), RedHat needs it in the FHS-mandated locations, because PostgreSQL
> is part of RedHat's OS.  And, I am attempting to maintain a peice that is
> shipping as part of their OS -- which gives me a slightly different point of
> view from other PostgreSQL developers/maintainers.

Sure, makes sense.

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