On Sun, 2004-06-20 at 22:28, Tom Lane wrote:
> Simon Riggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > There was/is a TODO item:
> > - Allow xlog directory location to be specified during initdb, perhaps
> > using symlinks
>
> Note this says "during initdb", which is a whole different ballgame.
> We could certainly add a "symlink pg_xlog to foo" switch to initdb,
> but again, just how much functionality is that really adding?
> Not a whole lot. (I'll not stand in the way if someone wants to write
> and document such a switch in the next ten days; but really the bang
> for buck ratio seems low, compared to working on things that you can't
> do nohow in current PG.)
>
I think its less useful at initdb time....
We probably have time for a change, but robustness makes me think not
to, especially as its gloss, not feature.
So, buried it is then.
Best Regards, Simon Riggs
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