Message-Id: <3.0.32.20000203112759.009ab4e0@ren.cncware.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 11:28:02 -0800
To: Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>,
	"Ross J. Reedstrom" <reedstrm@wallace.ece.rice.edu>
From: "Ken J. Wright" <ken@ori-ind.com>
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] Re: [HACKERS] coming ColdFusion support for
	PostgreSQL
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org, pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org
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>the location of PGDATA is likely to move in 7.0 RPM's unless I hear a
>cry otherwise.  Currently, PGDATA is /var/lib/pgsql, I'm considering
>changing that to /var/lib/pgsql/data, which is more in line with the
>standard installation.  This gives me the whole /var/lib/pgsql tree for
>backups and other temp data that I need to move out of /usr/lib/pgsql.

My two cents (sense?).

/var/lib follows Redhat dist install, correct?

I just installed 6.5.3 from the rpms for the first time and was thrown off
just a little, because I have always compiled & installed from the sources
to the default of /usr/local/pgsql.
This caused me to update some environment variables (PGxxx & PATH), but
that's about it. I actually prefer to have the source install and the rpm
install remain in separate places. But I would suggest /var/lib/pgsql/data
just to be inline with the source install. BTW, the rpm install was a
breeze. Much appreciated ;-)

Ken