Re: Why do we want to %Remove behavior of postmaster -o

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Why do we want to %Remove behavior of postmaster -o
Date: 2006-06-06 13:45:41
Message-ID: 15691.1149601541@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> Am Samstag, 3. Juni 2006 04:27 schrieb Tom Lane:
>> Actually, the TODO item is very badly worded. The idea is to get rid of
>> the spelling differences between postmaster and postgres options, and
>> then there will be no need for '-o' because you'll just say what you
>> want --- that is, "-o -foo" and "-foo" will be interchangeable.

> This is already done.

Oh, right. The patch you still have uncommitted had to do with getting
rid of the separate postmaster and postgres executables, right? Is that
going anywhere, or did you decide it's not worth the trouble?

regards, tom lane

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