Re: Renaming of pg_xlog and pg_clog

On 08/27/2016 11:11 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
>> I'm for renaming too, but I'd go with Peter E's suggestion: move pg_xlog
>> to something like $PGDATA/var/wal or $PGDATA/srv/wal or something like that.
>
> I think that would make sense if we were to relocate *everything* under
> PGDATA into some FHS-like subdirectory structure.  But I'm against moving
> the config files for previously-stated reasons, and I doubt it makes sense
> to adopt an FHS-like structure only in part.

I think that is a very reasonable suggestion.

Also as a note to the idea that we make break things for external user 
space; the next version being v10 is the exact time to do that.

JD

>
>             regards, tom lane
>
>


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