Optional postgres database not so optional in 8.1

From: "John Hansen" <john(at)geeknet(dot)com(dot)au>
To: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Optional postgres database not so optional in 8.1
Date: 2005-11-17 13:01:31
Message-ID: 5066E5A966339E42AA04BA10BA706AE50A93B3@rodrick.geeknet.com.au
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On a fresh installation of postgrsql 8.1 if you drop the
'postgres' database,
psql, createdb, etc. no longer works.

psql -l; ignores -dtemplate1, and createdb doesn't have such an option.

Maybe it should fallback to template1 if the postgres database doesn't
exist?

... John

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