Re: Idea: cross-check versions during initdb]

> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> > Bonus project: find out why initdb is picking up the wrong files in the
> > first place.
>
> User error is a sufficient explanation in the cases I've seen: wrong
> postgres executable found first in PATH, PGLIB or -L pointing to wrong
> place, etc.
>
> The changes you've made since 7.0 may reduce the incidence of mistakes,
> but they won't eliminate them...

My guess is that the have some PostgreSQL binaries in /usr/local/bin and
pgsql/bin, and their path has one prefered over the other.

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