Josh Berkus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Here's the issue: if you start initdb from a directory other than PGBASE, you
> can run into trouble:

> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/pg80b/bin> ./initdb -D ../data
> initdb: file "/usr/local/pg80b/bin/share/postgresql/postgres.bki" does not 
> exist

Actually, the problem seems to be specific to the use of "." or ".." in
the invocation path.  I have applied a patch that seems to fix it for
me.

> I don't recall having this issue with 7.4.

All that path-hacking logic is new in 8.0, I believe.  Before we were
using some shell utilities to do it for us.

                        regards, tom lane

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