Re: Thoughts on the location of configuration files, how - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Daniel Kalchev
Subject Re: Thoughts on the location of configuration files, how
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Msg-id 200112191053.MAA03317@dcave.digsys.bg
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In response to Re: Thoughts on the location of configuration files, how about this:  ("Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD" <ZeugswetterA@spardat.at>)
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>>>"Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD" said:> > > I think the data directory should be explicitly configured by either the> >
posgresql.conffile, environment variable (PGDATA), or through the command     line> > option, but using the "configure"
statedirisn't anything > > anyone would object too.> > Changing the default data location at this point would imho be a
majorhassl    e> for those actually using the default.> Thus I object to changing it.
 

The idea is to have the default configuration file location possible to change 
at configure time. If whoever compiles PostgreSQL does not specify different 
location, I guess /usr/local/pgsql/data will be the default location.

Daniel



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