Re: PGXLOG variable worthwhile?

Justin Clift wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> <snip>
> > > While it doesn't have to be a symlink as opposed to some sort of config
> > > file, I don't have the slightest problem with saying that we don't
> > > support relocation of xlog on older Windoid platforms.
> >
> > Agreed. Win 4.X is pretty dead. I added this thread to TODO.detail.
>
> Huh? You've got to be joking.
>
> Many of the *really large* enterprises around (i.e. with 40k+ PC's, etc)
> are still running WinNT 4, due to the migration issues with upgrading.
> Aka, Too Many Things Break when they move to Win2k, etc.
>
> Although MS no longer considers WinNT 4.0 to be a supported platform,
> there are *lots* of big places still running it.
>
> That's part of the reason some of the bigger corporates are looking for
> MS alternatives.

Oh, that is bad news. Well, can we accept they will not be moving XLOG
around?

The problem with the non-symlink solution is that it is error-prone/ugly
on all the platforms, not just NT4.X.

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