Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql-server/src backend/main/main.c b ackend/p

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Claudio Natoli wrote:
>> There's also the possibility of adding it to read/write_backend_variables,
>> just as we add other variables for fork/exec that we want the backends to
>> inherit.

> In the exec case, the executable name is actually different from the
> postmaster, so passing it doesn't make sense.

How much do we care?  AFAIK we only really care about the directory part
of the path, no?  There are ports that need the exact executable
pathname for dynamic loading purposes, but I'd think Windows is not one
of them.

            regards, tom lane