Re: 8.0: Absolute path required for INITDB?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: 8.0: Absolute path required for INITDB?
Date: 2004-08-09 16:49:23
Message-ID: 16226.1092070163@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> writes:
>> It might be worth absolut-izing this path in initdb before it's
>> passed down, but I can't get exceedingly excited about it.

> Well, once again let me check the docs to make sure people are warned about
> this ....

Why would it matter? I don't think I've ever once had occasion to use
the -L switch in initdb, because it figures it out just fine for itself.
People who are using it should be wizardly enough to know about the
chdir.

regards, tom lane

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