On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > I don't see the gain of having a file called pg_xlog vs. using GUC.
>
> Well, the point is to have a safety interlock --- but I like Jan's
> idea of using matching identification files in both directories.
> With that, a GUC variable seems just fine.
Agreed, the interlock is a great idea. I hadn't seen that one go by.