Re: [HACKERS] why does find_my_exec resolve symlinks?

Peter Eisentraut writes: > Here is a scenario: > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/pgsql/9.4.1 > make > make install > ln -s 9.4.1 /usr/local/pgsql/9.4 > PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/9.4/bin:$PATH > And then when 9.4.2 comes out, the symlink is updated. > I think this sort of setup in variations is not u

[HACKERS] why does find_my_exec resolve symlinks?

Here is a scenario: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/pgsql/9.4.1 make make install ln -s 9.4.1 /usr/local/pgsql/9.4 PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/9.4/bin:$PATH And then when 9.4.2 comes out, the symlink is updated. I think this sort of setup in variations is not uncommon. When building other software ag