Re: 7.2 RPMs (Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL v7.2rc2 Released)

Lamar Owen writes:

> Yes. I still haven't gotten a good answer as to a good development
> environment for the java build.

http://jdbc.postgresql.org/download.html might be a good place to start.

> > * You're defining PGLIB in the bash profile. PGLIB doesn't do anything.
>
> As of?

It's been unnecessary since 7.0. Beginning with 7.2 it's officially
useless.

> > Using `pidof postmaster` is wrong. There could be other postmasters
> > running just fine. Should use the lock file, or not care because the
> > postmaster or pg_ctl can handle this just fine.
>
> In this RPM incarnation there is the assumption that only one postmaster is
> running. This will change once multiple config files are easier.... :-)

But what's really wrong about it is that if the admin shuts down the
"official" postgresql service, he inadvertently kills of all users'
postmasters as well.

> > * What happened to the contrib handling patch?
> > * What is going to happen to NLS?
>
> It's going to be integrated, if I can remember to apply the patch you sent.
> I would appreciate patches against the current release as opposed to your
> personal development spec file.

Got a point there. ;-) Updated NLS patch attached. I'll see about
updating the contrib patch soon. Contrib isn't so important, but it'd be
a shame to ship without NLS.

TIA.

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net