Greg Smith <gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com> writes:
> I'd ultimately like to use the Python version as a spec to produce a C
> implementation, because that's the only path to get something like this
> integrated into initdb itself.
It won't get integrated into initdb in any case: a standalone tool is
the correct thing. Or do you think people should have to initdb in
order to get fresh advice after changes in the environment?
regards, tom lane