Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I think the big question is whether we want the default to install the > > configs in a separate directory, pgsql/etc, or just allow the > > specification of a separate location. Advantages of pgsql/etc are > > initdb-safe, and easier backups. > > I don't see why we don't just let initdb install suggested config files > into the new $PGDATA directory, same as it ever did. Then (as long as > we don't use relative paths in the config files) people can move them > somewhere else if they like, or not if they prefer not to. Adding more > mechanism than that just adds complexity without buying much (except the > possibility of initdb overwriting your old config files, which is > exactly what I thought we wanted to avoid). > > > The big question is whether PGDATA is still our driving config variable, > > and PGCONFIG/-C is just an additional option, or whether we are moving > > in a direction where PGCONFIG/-C is going to be the driving value, and > > data_dir is going to be read as part of that. > > I thought the idea was to allow both approaches. We are not moving in > the direction of one or the other, we are giving people a choice of how > they want to drive it.
That's where I am unsure. Is the initdb-safe and backup advantages enough to start to migrate those out to data/? I need to hear comments on that. One new idea is to move the config files into data/etc. That makes it clear which are config files, and makes backup a little easier. It would make -C more logical because you are not moving a clear directory. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
