| From: | Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Michael Simms <grim(at)argh(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Command Locations (was Re: HISTORY for 6.5....) |
| Date: | 1999-09-20 00:02:35 |
| Message-ID: | 199909200002.UAA07772@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> I state things the way I do because RedHat is shipping PostgreSQL as a piece of
> bona-fide Systems software -- fundamentally part of their distribution. This
> changes all the rules -- turns them on end, in reality. While a FHS-compliant
> linux distribution that does not ship PostgreSQL would need PostgreSQL in
> /usr/local (after all, an OS upgrade could destroy it if it's installed
> elsewhere), RedHat needs it in the FHS-mandated locations, because PostgreSQL
> is part of RedHat's OS. And, I am attempting to maintain a peice that is
> shipping as part of their OS -- which gives me a slightly different point of
> view from other PostgreSQL developers/maintainers.
Sure, makes sense.
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