| From: | Christoph Berg <myon(at)debian(dot)org> |
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| To: | "Fred (dot)Flintstone" <eldmannen(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: PostgreSQL pollutes the file system |
| Date: | 2019-04-10 12:52:25 |
| Message-ID: | 20190410125225.GE20121@msg.df7cb.de |
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Re: Fred .Flintstone 2019-04-10 <CAJgfmqVQWFM7F-JogWEo6MWGA8Oa8BtB4dYAo=y7X5q=SBd35A(at)mail(dot)gmail(dot)com>
> It seems we do have a clear path forward on how to accomplish this and
> implement this change.
>
> 1. Rename executables to carry the pg_ prefix.
> 2. Create symlinks from the old names to the new names.
> 3. Modify the executables to read argv[0] and print a warning if the
> executable is called from the old name (symlink).
>
> This seems technically feasible and easy.
>
> How can we proceed?
You can send a patch.
But I don't think there has been a "clear" agreement that this is a
good idea.
Christoph
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