I think users would prefer %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL - that's what Mozilla and some other projects do, although still other projects do %ProgramFiles%\GNU\PostgreSQL.
I'd vote for %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL. - Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Garamond Sent: January 23, 2004 2:42 AM To: Dann Corbit Cc: Claudio Natoli; Andrew Dunstan; pgsql-hackers-win32; PostgreSQL-development Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [HACKERS] What's left? Dann Corbit wrote: >>>But for now I suggest that the default prefix on Windows is >>>C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL > > More properly: > %ProgramFiles%\PostgreSQL Another suggestion: %ProgramFiles%\PGDG\PostgreSQL (or even %ProgramFiles%\PGDG\PostgreSQL 7.5). Apache2 uses %ProgramFiles%\Apache Group\Apache2. Note: Many software uses the %ProgramFiles%\<VendorName>\<ProductName> convention, but apparently Microsoft itself puts stuffs right under %ProgramFiles% (%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Money, \Internet Explorer, \Windows Media Player, etc). > And then, if they don't like that, let them put it wherever they darn > well please. -- dave ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
