Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Add configure option --with-system-tzdata to use operating system

From: Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM>
To: Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Add configure option --with-system-tzdata to use operating system
Date: 2007-08-23 09:34:24
Message-ID: 46CD54A0.2050003@sun.com
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Gregory Stark wrote:
> "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
>

>
> Why would --with-zoneinfo want to use a symlink though? Shouldn't it just
> compile the binary to use the path specified directly? Symlinks are fine for a
> sysadmin or a packager but if it's going to be supported by Postgres code
> directly why not do it directly?

I sent patch which hardwire path into postgres couple of months ago. There is
discussion:

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2007-03/msg00293.php

with conclusion do it as a symlink... However I still convinced that hardwired
solution invoke less problems then symlink solution.

Zdenek

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