Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Ah, I finally realize why Magnus

Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Tom Lane wrote:
>>> Ah, I finally realize why Magnus wanted to add a --bindir option to
>>> pg_regress: there's no other way to cope with testing a relocated
>>> installation. Seems better to call it --psqldir though, since the
>>> only thing we need to find in that case is psql.
>>
>> Well, if the ecpg tests materialize, maybe not.
>>
> Maybe installbindir or some such.

The problem with --bindir is that it confuses the purpose with the
build/install-time bindir, which is actually nearly unrelated --- it'll
likely have a similar path tail, but path head could be completely
different. (Confusing this purpose with bindir was why I failed to grok
the point to start with.) Call it what you like so long as it ain't
bindir ...

regards, tom lane