We dealt this this (painfully) during 7.3 development. Some wanted a -X flag to initdb/postgres/postmaster that would identify the pg_xlog directory while others wanted the flag only on initdb and have initdb create a symlink.
Finally, we decided to do nothing. and continue to recommend manually moving pg_xlog using symlinks. Also, I have heard symlinks are available in native Windows but the interface to them isn't clearly visible. Can someone clarify that? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justin Clift wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Am just wondering if we've ever considered adding a PGXLOG environment > variable that would point to the pg_xlog directory? > > In a Unix environment it's not real necessary as filesystem links can be > created, but in other environments (i.e. the Native windows port) it's > looking like it might be useful. > > :-) > > Regards and best wishes, > > Justin Clift > > -- > "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those > who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the > first group; there was less competition there." > - Indira Gandhi > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
