| From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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| To: | Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL 7 RPMs coming soon |
| Date: | 2000-02-07 23:09:07 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.21.0002072114160.6572-100000@localhost.localdomain |
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On 2000-02-07, Lamar Owen mentioned:
> 1.) I want to move the actual database directory from /var/lib/pgsql to
> /var/lib/pgsql/data -- this will give the ability to store backups and
> other scratch data in /var/lib/pgsql without disturbing the main
> database, in an FHS-compliant manner (the current regression tests AND
> upgrade scripts are not in compliance with the FHS in terms of their
> packaging, unfortunately -- I want to rectify this). This of course will
> require sufficient documentation -- and I will provide functionality to
> use an existing data structure in /var/lib/pgsql instead, until the user
> moves it (new installations will default the initdb to
> /var/lib/pgsql/data).
What exactly is FHS and what do they say? I am vaguely phantasizing about
doing a little work on the build process for the next release; is that
something that could be addressed?
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