Re: BUG #4787: Hardlink (ln) causes startup failure with bizarre "timezone_abbreviations" error

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Mark <admin(at)asarian-host(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #4787: Hardlink (ln) causes startup failure with bizarre "timezone_abbreviations" error
Date: 2009-05-02 14:47:17
Message-ID: 14768.1241275637@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Mark <admin(at)asarian-host(dot)net> writes:
> I understand the rationale for relocatable packages. So, I guess hardlinks
> are out. But, barring hardlinks, perhaps, in the existence of a symlink, a
> simple 'readlink' function could be done to auto-correct PostgreSQL's
> base-location? Ala:

That's exactly what it already does, and why it would've worked if you'd
used symlinks not hardlinks.

regards, tom lane

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