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From Thomas Lockhart
Subject Re: WAL file location
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In response to Re: WAL file location  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: WAL file location  ("scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com>)
Re: WAL file location  (Greg Copeland <greg@CopelandConsulting.Net>)
Re: WAL file location  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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> > I am wondering why we even want to specify the WAL location anywhere
> > except as a flag to initdb.  If you specify a location at initdb time,
> > it creates the /xlog directory, then symlinks it into /data.
> Does this have any negative implications for Win32 ports?

Sure. the symlinks thing was just a suggestion. Everything else is
portable for sure... Or is there some other area you are concerned
about?
               - Thomas

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