Re: Tablespaces

From: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Gavin Sherry <swm(at)linuxworld(dot)com(dot)au>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Tablespaces
Date: 2004-06-20 22:27:31
Message-ID: 1087770450.12015.20597.camel@stromboli
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On Sun, 2004-06-20 at 22:28, Tom Lane wrote:
> Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:

> > There was/is a TODO item:
> > - Allow xlog directory location to be specified during initdb, perhaps
> > using symlinks
>
> Note this says "during initdb", which is a whole different ballgame.
> We could certainly add a "symlink pg_xlog to foo" switch to initdb,
> but again, just how much functionality is that really adding?
> Not a whole lot. (I'll not stand in the way if someone wants to write
> and document such a switch in the next ten days; but really the bang
> for buck ratio seems low, compared to working on things that you can't
> do nohow in current PG.)
>

I think its less useful at initdb time....

We probably have time for a change, but robustness makes me think not
to, especially as its gloss, not feature.

So, buried it is then.

Best Regards, Simon Riggs

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