"Dave Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > From: Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Which documented recommendation do you speak of?
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/xfunc-c.html states: > It is recommended to locate shared libraries either relative to $libdir or > through the dynamic library path. This simplifies version upgrades if the new > installation is at a different location. The actual directory that $libdir > stands for can be found out with the command pg_config --pkglibdir. I believe that that is talking specifically about shared libraries (or DLLs in Windows-speak), and not about configuration or data files. In particular, nothing under libdir would be a candidate to go under sharedir, nor vice versa, since the former is supposed to hold architecture-dependent files and the latter architecture-independent files. Mark hasn't been very clear about whether he wants to store static data files or installation-changeable configuration info, so it's not clear to me whether Peter's objection to using sharedir is appropriate or not. But unless the files are architecture-sensitive (which they might be!), libdir doesn't sound right in either case. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq