Re: [HACKERS] initdb should create a warning message [was Re: [ADMIN]

Tom Lane wrote:
> Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
> > On Sun, 2003-11-30 at 23:18, Neil Conway wrote:
> >> I do agree that we could stand to document the purpose of pg_clog
> >> and pg_xlog more clearly. However, this information belongs in the
> >> standard documentation, not scattered throughout $PGDATA.
>
> > Then it needs to be stated very prominently. But the place to put a
> > sign saying "Dangerous cliff edge" is beside the path that leads along
> > it.
>
> How about changing the names of those directories?

I thought about that, but what would we call them? We could change xlog
to wal, I guess. That might actually be clearer. xlog could become
xstatus or xactstatus or just xact.

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