X-Original-To: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Received: from localhost (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7E9547592C for ; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 12:25:02 -0500 (EST) Received: from cfcl.com (cpe-24-221-172-174.ca.sprintbbd.net [24.221.172.174]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E90BF475921 for ; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 12:25:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.254.206] ([192.168.254.206]) by cfcl.com (8.12.6/8.11.1) with ESMTP id h1GHQL0m048622 for ; Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:26:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from vlb@cfcl.com) Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Eudora for Macintosh! Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:22:02 -0800 To: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org From: Vicki Brown Subject: Re: Suggested improvements to INSTALL file "Short Version" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS new-20020517 X-Archive-Number: 200302/22 X-Sequence-Number: 1656 At 15:10 +0100 2003-02-16, Peter Eisentraut wrote: >Vicki Brown writes: > >> 1) The "Longer Version" makes note of a "gmake check" option for testing. >> This SHOULD be mentioned in the short version as well! > >Running the regression tests is not part of the essential installation >procedure and is there not in the short version. Excuse me? __Running tests is not "essential" __? We must disagree. Running tests is ALWAYS essential. >> 2) It should be noted here to set the shell as /bin/sh or something similar > >The Bourne shell is the standard Unix shell. Sorry. Not anymore. Sorry. > >> 3) It should be noted here that the directory /usr/local/pgsql should also >>be >> chown'd to postgresql, > >The files under /usr/local/pgsql, except for the data directory, should >*not* be owned by the postgres user. That's not what I said. I said the DIRECTORY /usr/local/pgsql should be chowned. Or it won't be possible to create the logfile. > >> or the logfile created below with the postmaster >> command will not be able to be written. > >If you follow the commands *exactly* then the logfile cannot possibly be >created under /usr/local/pgsql. I followed the commands exactly. su - postgres puts you into the postgres home dir. >If you alter some of the paths I didn't. > >> 4) I can't help but wonder why the >> make install >> didn't do the adduser, create the data directory, and set ownership >> correctly. > >Because make install installs files and that's it. so it's a "design decision". -- - Vicki Vicki Brown ZZZ Journeyman Sourceror: P.O. Box 1269 zz |\ _,,,---,,_ Scripts & Philtres San Bruno, CA zz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ Perl, Unix, MacOS 94066 USA |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' mailto:vlb@cfcl.com '---''(_/--' `-'\_) http://www.cfcl.com/~vlb