Re: Fir mkdir command in "Short Version" for installing from source - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Daniel Gustafsson
Subject Re: Fir mkdir command in "Short Version" for installing from source
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Msg-id 9E25E4E0-7E68-4D97-A031-F3099EDCF09D@yesql.se
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In response to Fir mkdir command in "Short Version" for installing from source  ("Daniel Westermann (DWE)" <daniel.westermann@dbi-services.com>)
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> On 13 Mar 2022, at 17:05, Daniel Westermann (DWE) <daniel.westermann@dbi-services.com> wrote:

> if you follow that example step by step, the mkdir command will fail, obviously:
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/install-short.html
>
> Is it worth fixing that with "mkdir -p ..."?

Well, it will fail unless the user already had /usr/local/pgsql/, but I hear
what you're saying.  Though I bet almost anyone following this will be able to
figure it out but there is little to no value in not being correct.

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Daniel Gustafsson        https://vmware.com/




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