On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Dutch Glory <[email protected]> wrote: > > proposal: > Postgresql 18 Linux (all flavors) - with installation, create new > instance/main database: > sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-18/bin/pg_ctl -D /var/lib/pgsql/18/data/ initdb > > No, make/ninja install should not create a database. That is outside its appropriate responsibilities. Installing from source stops once the binaries are installed. Using the installed product is up to the user.
David J.
