On 2013-09-19 22:56:52 +0200, Dimitri Fontaine wrote: > Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: > >> I think I'd prefer a GUC that allows specifying multiple directories > >> that are searched in order to a single symlinked directory. > > > > Why? > > > > I ask because I have the opposite preference, based on the precedent > > of pg_xlog.
Because I want to specify multiple paths. E.g. one with modules for a specific postgres version, one for the cluster and one for my development directory. Now we could recursively search a directory that contains symlinks to directories, but that seems ugly. > I understand Andres preference, as it would allow a management somewhat > comparable to PATH or LD_LIBRARY_PATH here. > In an effort to reach consensus, what about having both, with the GUC > being empty by default? That way you have a default per-cluster place > where to stuff binaries to be loaded, and a GUC to manage finer settings > if needs be. Well, we can have the guc have a default value of $datadir/pg_lib or such. But using two independent mechanisms seems like a bad idea to me. Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
