Re: script binaries renaming - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: script binaries renaming
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Msg-id 20080324141617.636ca4a7@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: script binaries renaming  (David Fetter <david@fetter.org>)
Responses Re: script binaries renaming  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:12:19 -0700
David Fetter <david@fetter.org> wrote:


> > Yeah, I have to had two reason for this patch. First is my personal,
> > because I don't like these names since 1999. And second is that
> > Solaris architects do not like these names. Especially createdb and
> > createuser. It could clash with some system utility.
> 
> +1 for renaming the utilities.  Not stomping on the global namespace
> is one place where MySQL is really out ahead of us.

- -1 I have not yet seen an argument that has compelled me to actually
want to have us enter the Gnome world of binary naming.

However, if we *must* go down this route let us please use pgcreatedb
*not* pg_createdb.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


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