
> I think the data directory should be explicitly configured by either the
> posgresql.conf file, environment variable (PGDATA), or through the command line
> option, but using the "configure" statedir isn't anything 
> anyone would object too.

Changing the default data location at this point would imho be a major hassle
for those actually using the default.
Thus I object to changing it.

Andreas

Wed, 19 Dec 2001 10:52:44 +0100
"Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD" <ZeugswetterA@spardat.at>
Re: Thoughts on the location of configuration files, how about this:
>>>"Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD" said:
 > 
 > > I think the data directory should be explicitly configured by either the
 > > posgresql.conf file, environment variable (PGDATA), or through the command
      line
 > > option, but using the "configure" statedir isn't anything 
 > > anyone would object too.
 > 
 > Changing the default data location at this point would imho be a major hassl
     e
 > for those actually using the default.
 > Thus I object to changing it.

The idea is to have the default configuration file location possible to change 
at configure time. If whoever compiles PostgreSQL does not specify different 
location, I guess /usr/local/pgsql/data will be the default location.

Daniel


Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:53:54 +0200
Daniel Kalchev <daniel@digsys.bg>
Re: Thoughts on the location of configuration files, how 
Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD wrote:
> 
> > I think the data directory should be explicitly configured by either the
> > posgresql.conf file, environment variable (PGDATA), or through the command line
> > option, but using the "configure" statedir isn't anything
> > anyone would object too.
> 
> Changing the default data location at this point would imho be a major hassle
> for those actually using the default.
> Thus I object to changing it.

The "new" proposed configuration should be 100% backward compatible with
existing scripts.

Wed, 19 Dec 2001 07:37:52 -0500
mlw <markw@mohawksoft.com>
Re: Thoughts on the location of configuration files, how about this: