Re: pg_config/share_dir

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_config/share_dir
Date: 2005-09-08 00:39:27
Message-ID: 1653.1126139967@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>> pg_config doesn't currently seem to have an option to report the
>> share_dir. Should it?

> Is there a case where a user would need anything from there?

pg_config serves a function of recording the configuration, so I tend
to agree with Andrew that this should be available. I notice that
SYSCONFDIR, PKGINCLUDEDIR, and LOCALEDIR aren't available either.

regards, tom lane

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