From: | Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>, gazzatav(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: initdb - creating clusters |
Date: | 2020-07-13 07:40:13 |
Message-ID: | 67DB4E6C-D393-4D1D-95D7-120782E1A016@yesql.se |
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> On 12 Jul 2020, at 00:24, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>
> Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se> writes:
>>> On 11 Jul 2020, at 23:36, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>>> + For example, there may be special scripts for creating a database
>>> + cluster. There almost certainly will be a mechanism for starting
>>> + the server,
>
>> Aren't we really talking about "running the server as a service" and not just
>> starting it? Perhaps thats hair-splitting territory?
>
> Yeah, but that terminology might itself be a bit platform-specific.
I guess thats a good point.
> I considered giving specific examples, like systemd unit files,
> but was afraid that that'd just confuse people on other platforms.
> Not sure what the best way to approach this is.
Hmm, since the section is aimed at reducing confusion for inexperienced users I
agree that adding more detail might be detrimental to the point.
Re-reading it with bug-reports etc in mind, I think the only thing that I
propose would be to expand the terminology for what a package is to be
"pre-packaged or vendor-supplied".
cheers ./daniel
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