Re: Explicit configuration file

From: Doug Royer <Doug(at)royer(dot)com>
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Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Explicit configuration file
Date: 2001-12-11 20:04:20
Message-ID: 3C1666C4.8C465F8A@Royer.com
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mlw wrote:

> > All systems that are able to run PostgreSQL support symlinks.
> >
> > Really.
>
> Windows does not supprt symlinks.

Sure it does, windows does not call the symlinks, but it is used by
the desktop links and behave the same as you would expect.
They are sym-links, and CYGWIN does have symlinks.

> Arguing that "Symlinks" are clean is completely rediculous. There are
> so many reasons why you DON'T want to use symlinks it is rediculous.
> Yes symlinks are a tool in UNIX, one of its great features, but I
> think I speak for most UNIX admins, if they can do something without a
> symlink, they would prefer to do so.

Why? I mean your argument to want a seperate config file is one issue.
But I don't see your point here. (I'v done unix admin for over 20
years).
Chasing a symlink or finding a config file - both work.

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