From: Bruce Momjian Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 02:50:20 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Add to link() thread. X-Git-Tag: REL7_3~474 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a4bb484c66e6281a4a9345500ce4b451b82f750e;p=postgresql Add to link() thread. --- diff --git a/doc/TODO.detail/win32 b/doc/TODO.detail/win32 index 9b6a531bd1..02a1083107 100644 --- a/doc/TODO.detail/win32 +++ b/doc/TODO.detail/win32 @@ -6475,7 +6475,7 @@ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Status: Yes, hits=5.0 required=5.0 tests=RCVD_IN_OSIRUSOFT_COM,X_OSIRU_SPAM_SRC version=2.20 X-Spam-Flag: YES X-Spam-Level: ***** -X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.20 (devel $Id: win32,v 1.2 2002/09/16 02:47:05 momjian Exp $) +X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.20 (devel $Id: win32,v 1.3 2002/09/16 02:50:20 momjian Exp $) X-Spam-Report: Detailed Report SPAM: -------------------- Start SpamAssassin results ---------------------- SPAM: This mail is probably spam. The original message has been altered @@ -7503,3 +7503,65 @@ Mike Mascari mascarm@mascari.com +From pgsql-hackers-owner+M28774@postgresql.org Thu Sep 12 15:12:54 2002 +Return-path: +Received: from postgresql.org (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) + by candle.pha.pa.us (8.11.6/8.10.1) with ESMTP id g8CJCqE21744 + for ; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:12:52 -0400 (EDT) +Received: from localhost (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) + by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP + id 77755476CA2; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:12:48 -0400 (EDT) +Received: from postgresql.org (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) + by postgresql.org (Postfix) with SMTP + id 98016476ABD; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:12:31 -0400 (EDT) +Received: from localhost (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) + by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP + id 3A604476A7F; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:12:28 -0400 (EDT) +Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (unknown [192.204.191.242]) + by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP + id B93FD475D87; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:12:20 -0400 (EDT) +Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g8CJC9Ko009064; + Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:12:09 -0400 (EDT) +To: Curt Sampson +cc: Justin Clift , + PostgreSQL Hackers Mailing List +Subject: Re: [HACKERS] PGXLOG variable worthwhile? +In-Reply-To: +References: +Comments: In-reply-to Curt Sampson + message dated "Fri, 13 Sep 2002 01:28:39 +0900" +Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:12:09 -0400 +Message-ID: <9063.1031857929@sss.pgh.pa.us> +From: Tom Lane +X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS new-20020517 +Precedence: bulk +Sender: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org +X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS new-20020517 +Status: ORr + +Curt Sampson writes: +> On Thu, 12 Sep 2002, Justin Clift wrote: +>> Am just wondering if we've ever considered adding a PGXLOG environment +>> variable that would point to the pg_xlog directory? + +> IMHO, a much better way to support this is to put this information into +> the config file. That way it can't easily change when you happen to, say, +> start postgres in the wrong window. + +Yes. We rejected environment-variable-based xlog location for reasons +that apply equally well to Windows. The xlog location *must* be stored +in a physical file in the data directory; anything else is too unsafe. +The current technology for that is a symlink. + +While it doesn't have to be a symlink as opposed to some sort of config +file, I don't have the slightest problem with saying that we don't +support relocation of xlog on older Windoid platforms. + + regards, tom lane + +---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- +TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? + +http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html +