Kevin Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> The other side of that coin is, what's the good reason to remove it? >> There's a long way between "I don't want my setup to depend on PGDATA" >> and "I don't think your setup should be allowed to depend on PGDATA". >> If you don't want to use it, then don't use it. Why do you need to >> tell me how I'm allowed to run my installation?
> I'm not talking about getting rid of ALL dependency on PGDATA in our > entire distribution, only postmaster's. We're obviously talking past each other. You are arguing that under circumstances X, Y, or Z, depending on a PGDATA setting is a bad idea. You are then drawing the conclusion that I should not be allowed to depend on PGDATA, whether or not I care about X, Y, or Z. I am happy to design an arrangement that allows you not to depend on PGDATA if you don't want to. But I don't see why you need to break my configuration procedures in order to fix yours. As I outlined last night, it's possible to do what you want without breaking backwards compatibility for those that like PGDATA. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]