I'd love to see a comment added to the linux start-script included in 
contrib that referenced update-rc.d. It's useful to note because Debian 
has different runlevels from Red Hat, and update-rc.d will 
intelligently do the same thing as chkconfig for Debian systems.

If it's useful, I could post a patch, but since it's just a comment 
that would be sufficient (IMHO), it seemed like a post with request was 
also sufficient. :)

Something like:

# Debian users might want to consider using update-rc.d since Debian 
has its own set of runlevels.

Thanks!

-tfo


Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:50:10 -0500
Thomas F.O'Connell <tfo@sitening.com>
contrib/start-scripts/linux on Debian
Thomas F.O'Connell wrote:
> I'd love to see a comment added to the linux start-script included in
> contrib that referenced update-rc.d. It's useful to note because
> Debian has different runlevels from Red Hat, and update-rc.d will
> intelligently do the same thing as chkconfig for Debian systems.

Why not just include the Debian start script instead of asking to user 
to fix up the existing one?

-- 
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/


Fri, 27 Aug 2004 07:45:43 +0200
Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Re: contrib/start-scripts/linux on Debian
Sure. I didn't know there was a Debian start script. Because we 
frequently keep up with the latest changes in postgres (which we 
regularly use), I always build postgres from source. But that would be 
a perfectly acceptable solution.

-tfo

On Aug 27, 2004, at 12:45 AM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> Thomas F.O'Connell wrote:
>> I'd love to see a comment added to the linux start-script included in
>> contrib that referenced update-rc.d. It's useful to note because
>> Debian has different runlevels from Red Hat, and update-rc.d will
>> intelligently do the same thing as chkconfig for Debian systems.
>
> Why not just include the Debian start script instead of asking to user
> to fix up the existing one?


Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:07:34 -0500
Thomas F.O'Connell <tfo@sitening.com>
Re: contrib/start-scripts/linux on Debian
On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> Thomas F.O'Connell wrote:
> > I'd love to see a comment added to the linux start-script included in
> > contrib that referenced update-rc.d. It's useful to note because
> > Debian has different runlevels from Red Hat, and update-rc.d will
> > intelligently do the same thing as chkconfig for Debian systems.
> 
> Why not just include the Debian start script instead of asking to user 
> to fix up the existing one?

I agree. I wrote that start-script a long time ago when there was not a
very good one at all for Linux. Since then, the package maintainers for
the various distributions have filled that void, making my script
obsolete. TTYL.

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Sun, 5 Sep 2004 07:01:57 -0600 (MDT)
Ryan Kirkpatrick <pgsql@rkirkpat.net>
Re: contrib/start-scripts/linux on Debian
So what is the thinking of HACKERS?

Does it make sense to include nothing and rather allow each 
distribution to support its own?

Or should each distribution known to support postgres be invited to 
submit the relevant script for inclusion? And, if so, should this be a 
HACKERS [or other appropriate group/individual]-led effort?

I'm persisting just because no conclusive action was recommended, and I 
think this is a mildly important usability issue. I don't know whether 
altering this piece of contrib is something that would be relevant for 
8.0...

-tfo

On Sep 5, 2004, at 8:01 AM, Ryan Kirkpatrick wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>
>> Thomas F.O'Connell wrote:
>>> I'd love to see a comment added to the linux start-script included in
>>> contrib that referenced update-rc.d. It's useful to note because
>>> Debian has different runlevels from Red Hat, and update-rc.d will
>>> intelligently do the same thing as chkconfig for Debian systems.
>>
>> Why not just include the Debian start script instead of asking to user
>> to fix up the existing one?
>
> I agree. I wrote that start-script a long time ago when there was not a
> very good one at all for Linux. Since then, the package maintainers for
> the various distributions have filled that void, making my script
> obsolete. TTYL.


Tue, 7 Sep 2004 17:59:37 -0500
Thomas F.O'Connell <tfo@sitening.com>
Re: contrib/start-scripts/linux on Debian