Re: Re: Issues about postgresql file names

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Is this of interest to anyone? He makes some good points.

> > Trying to find info by search engine is hard
> > because the program is now called postgresql,
> > formerly postgres95,
> > formerly postgres.

Not much can be done about that at this juncture.

> > The autoload script in
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d is called postgresql, but it
> > uses a pid called postmaster.pid.
> > It loads a binary called postgres,
> > but tells you that "postmaster" looks good.

It uses pg_ctl, it doesn't directly load any binary, much less
'postgres'.

However, I _can_ make those other points more consistent.

> > So if you want to log on,
> > do you type pg_sql or pgsql?
> > Of course not! You type psql

pg_sql or pg_isql might work there. Although I personally have no
complaints with psql.

> > And in case you don't have anything else to do, install
> > rpm binaries, because they will put the files in
> > different directories, so you won't find anything that
> > matches the official documentation.

I guess I need to submit RPM patches to the official documentation in
addition to the README.rpm in the RPM documentation (which you have to
see in order to find the installed documentation).

> > Please put naming all the files consistently
> > on your todo list.

Laudable goal; is it practical?
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Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
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