Re: pg_config/share_dir

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_config/share_dir
Date: 2005-09-23 03:04:23
Message-ID: 200509230304.j8N34N826305@candle.pha.pa.us
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Added to TODO:

* Add options to pg_config to show the share_dir, sysconfdir,
pkgincludedir, and localedir

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Tom Lane wrote:
> 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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