Обсуждение: Re: Issues about postgresql file names
Is this of interest to anyone? He makes some good points. > > With all the good features and interest in postgresql > as an alternative to Oracle, etc., why shoot yourself > in the foot with problems like this: > > Trying to find info by search engine is hard > because the program is now called postgresql, > formerly postgres95, > formerly postgres. > > The autoload script in > /etc/rc.d/init.d is called postgresql, but it > uses a pid called postmaster.pid. > It loads a binary called postgres, > but tells you that "postmaster" looks good. > > The database is stored in PGDATA. (caps) > > Okay, we are running, and we found our files: > > It's pg_ctrl, and pg_dump, > pg_dump_all, pg_id, > pg_passwd, pg_upgrade > and pg_version. > > So if you want to log on, > do you type pg_sql or pgsql? > Of course not! You type psql > > What are the odbc files called? libpsqlodbc > And the tcl files are called? libpgtcl > > And in case you don't have anything else to do, install > rpm binaries, because they will put the files in > different directories, so you won't find anything that > matches the official documentation. > > Please put naming all the files consistently > on your todo list. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
Bruce Momjian wrote: > Is this of interest to anyone? He makes some good points. > > Trying to find info by search engine is hard > > because the program is now called postgresql, > > formerly postgres95, > > formerly postgres. Not much can be done about that at this juncture. > > The autoload script in > > /etc/rc.d/init.d is called postgresql, but it > > uses a pid called postmaster.pid. > > It loads a binary called postgres, > > but tells you that "postmaster" looks good. It uses pg_ctl, it doesn't directly load any binary, much less 'postgres'. However, I _can_ make those other points more consistent. > > So if you want to log on, > > do you type pg_sql or pgsql? > > Of course not! You type psql pg_sql or pg_isql might work there. Although I personally have no complaints with psql. > > And in case you don't have anything else to do, install > > rpm binaries, because they will put the files in > > different directories, so you won't find anything that > > matches the official documentation. I guess I need to submit RPM patches to the official documentation in addition to the README.rpm in the RPM documentation (which you have to see in order to find the installed documentation). > > Please put naming all the files consistently > > on your todo list. Laudable goal; is it practical? -- Lamar Owen WGCR Internet Radio 1 Peter 4:11