Re: Fixed directory locations in installs

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Fixed directory locations in installs
Date: 2004-05-03 19:34:41
Message-ID: 25296.1083612881@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> We'd also need to give some thought to pg_config output. I think I
>> would like to be able to see the relative path computed by configure
>> as well as the effective actual path ... maybe a switch to specify
>> which way to print it?

> What use could printing the relative path possibly have?

Debugging. If I can't see it, I *know* I'm going to wish I could.

regards, tom lane

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