Re: Voting: "pg_ctl init" versus "initdb"

On Nov 14, 8:07 am, Zdenek(dot)Kot(dot)(dot)(dot)(at)Sun(dot)COM (Zdenek Kotala) wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> <snip>
> Because there is doubt if someone else want this I would like to ask
> here for your opinion. There are following options:
>
> 1) Yeah I like pg_ctl init
>
>         "pg_ctl  init" will be preferred method and initdb will
>         disappear from usr/bin in the future.
>
> 2) Good, but keep initdb as well
>
>         pg_ctl init and initdb stays forever
>
> 3) Do not touch my lovely initdb
>
>         pg_ctl init is nonsense, initdb is only correct way.
>
>         Thanks for your response
>
>                 Zdenek
> <snip>

I would be in the group that says 3,2,1. I just don't see a
big advantage to what you are suggesting.

Loyal