Re: pgsql: Mention "pg_ctl stop" in pgindent README instructions.

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Mention "pg_ctl stop" in pgindent README instructions.
Date: 2011-06-10 03:28:24
Message-ID: 201106100328.p5A3SOM23767@momjian.us
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
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> On 06/09/2011 08:51 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Mention "pg_ctl stop" in pgindent README instructions.
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> This change make no sense at all. Why would you be running 'pg_ctl stop'
> when there is nothing to suggest that there's a postgres running. And
> even if there is there's not the slightest reason for stopping it unless
> it's in the same location you're installing to. Certainly having this
> line in the README with no comment about when you might want it is going
> to be highly confusing at best. I think you need to rethink this.

Well, I have a Postgres running, and it the install goes into the same
directory, so my regression tests failed, so I documented the command to
shut down the postmaster.

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