RE: Configurable path to look up dynamic libraries

From: "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
To: "Franck Martin" <Franck(at)sopac(dot)org>, "PostgreSQL Development" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: RE: Configurable path to look up dynamic libraries
Date: 2001-05-17 02:00:14
Message-ID: ECEHIKNFIMMECLEBJFIGIEJCCAAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
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> The advantage of putting configuration files in etc is that the
> administrator knows that all his configuration files are there. For backup
> or upgrade purpose, it is easy to review the /etc directory and make
> modifcation if needed. It is rather a pain to look everywhere where the
> configuration files are...
>
> PG could look first in datadir and if nothing is found then go in
> /etc. This
> would allow to run multiple instance of postifix (conf in data dir) or one
> instance with a a standard place to put the configuration file...

Surely you would want config files in /usr/local/etc - definitely not /etc
...

Chris

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