PostgreSQL TODO List
====================
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
-Last updated: Sat Jun 4 12:53:41 EDT 2005
+Last updated: Sat Jun 4 14:12:31 EDT 2005
The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
* Add C code to copy directories for use in creating new databases
* Have pg_ctl look at PGHOST in case it is a socket directory?
+* Allow pg_ctl to work properly with configuration files located outside
+ the PGDATA directory
+
+ pg_ctl can not read the pid file because it isn't located in the
+ config directory but in the PGDATA directory. The solution is to
+ allow pg_ctl to read and understand postgresql.conf to find the
+ data_directory value.
+
* Allow column-level GRANT/REVOKE privileges
* Add a GUC variable to warn about non-standard SQL usage in queries
* Add MERGE command that does UPDATE/DELETE, or on failure, INSERT (rules,
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<h1><a name="section_1">PostgreSQL TODO List</a></h1>
<p>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<a href="mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</a>)<br/>
-Last updated: Sat Jun 4 12:53:41 EDT 2005
+Last updated: Sat Jun 4 14:12:31 EDT 2005
</p>
<p>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at<br/>
<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html</a>.
</p>
</li><li>Add C code to copy directories for use in creating new databases
</li><li>Have pg_ctl look at PGHOST in case it is a socket directory?
+ </li><li>Allow pg_ctl to work properly with configuration files located outside
+ the PGDATA directory
+<p> pg_ctl can not read the pid file because it isn't located in the
+ config directory but in the PGDATA directory. The solution is to
+ allow pg_ctl to read and understand postgresql.conf to find the
+ data_directory value.
+</p>
</li><li>Allow column-level GRANT/REVOKE privileges
</li><li>Add a GUC variable to warn about non-standard SQL usage in queries
</li><li>Add MERGE command that does UPDATE/DELETE, or on failure, INSERT (rules,