"PostgreSQL Bugs List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Version for PostgreSQL 7.3.x contains some logic based on the name of script
> NAME=`basename $0`
> I assume, it is for support of multiple postmasters using additional files
> /etc/sysconfig/pgsql/${NAME}
> But this variable is dependable of whether this script was called by hand
> from its main location as postgresql (or using RedHat's 'service postgresql
> start') or from /etc/rc.d/rc (through symlink as S85postgresql)
The version I'm looking at (7.4) works around that as follows:
# Find the name of the script
NAME=`basename $0`
if [ ${NAME:0:1} = "S" -o ${NAME:0:1} = "K" ]
then
NAME=${NAME:3}
fi
which is pretty darn ugly but seems like it will serve.
regards, tom lane
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