> > I just noticed that if I don't specify a data directory
> either on the
> > command line or in $PGDATA,, pg_ctl fails silently on
> Windows (haven't
> > been able to test other platforms atm). Is this a bug or an
> oversight
> > - an error message would seem appropriate?
>
> On my machine it does this:
>
> $ bin/pg_ctl start
> pg_ctl: no database directory specified and environment
> variable PGDATA unset Try "pg_ctl --help" for more information.
> $
>
> 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
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