Re: Support custom socket directory in pg_upgrade

Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> On 30/11/2018 17:58, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Given that we have a patch for this approach, and no patch has been
>> offered for the /tmp approach, I'm kind of inclined to exercise
>> committer's discretion and proceed with this patch.  Will anybody
>> be seriously annoyed if I do?

> I think it's fair to proceed and leave open that someone submits a
> (possibly) better patch for a different approach in the future.

I don't think we'd be able to remove the --socketdir switch once added,
but certainly it doesn't preclude changing the algorithm for default
socket placement.

Pushed with minor code cleanup.

            regards, tom lane