> > I just noticed that if I don't specify a data directory=20
> either on the=20
> > command line or in $PGDATA,, pg_ctl fails silently on=20
> Windows (haven't=20
> > been able to test other platforms atm). Is this a bug or an=20
> oversight=20
> > - an error message would seem appropriate?
>=20
> On my machine it does this:
>=20
> $ bin/pg_ctl start
> pg_ctl: no database directory specified and environment=20
> variable PGDATA unset Try "pg_ctl --help" for more information.
> $
>=20
> Is write_stderr() broken on Windows?
In some cases it writes to the eventlog instead of stderr. Dave, can you
check if this is what's happening to you?
//Magnus
