Added to TODO: * Prefix command-line utilities like createuser with 'pg_'
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-06/msg00025.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Zdenek Kotala wrote: > > Tom Lane wrote: > > >Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>Is this a TODO? > > > > > >I don't think so; there is no demand from anybody but Zdenek to remove > > >those programs. Has it ever even come up before? > > Personally I found really strange to have "createuser" and "createdb" > shipped by Postgres when I started using it. I just didn't complain. > > > "pg_ctl -D <path> init" instead of initdb command? > > Seems a reasonable thing to do too. Harder to type for developers, but > how much of a problem this is for real users? And developers can script > the thing anyway so I don't think this is a real problem. > > One idea is to move the offending binaries into libexec, and have pg_ctl > or other helpers (pg_cmd) call them; and where compatibility with the > old versions is requested, create symlinks in bindir. > > -- > Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ > The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://postgres.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
