Re: A Sparc/Linux patch (for 7.1), and a Linux rc.d/init.d script....

New text:

        Init.d-style scripts for starting and stopping the PostgreSQL
        server by Ryan Kirkpatrick <pgsql@rkirkpat.net

Thanks.


> On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > Applied.
> >
> > > On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > > > >     postgresql -> This is a Linux distribution independent (or so I
> > > > > hope) init.d/rc.d script that makes use of pg_ctl. There is currently a
> > > > > few in ./contrib/linux of the pgsql source tree, but they are RedHat
> > > > > specific. This one is simple and self contained. Might be worth adding to
> > > > > the other scripts.
> > > >
> > > > Added to /contrib as init.d.
> > >
> > >     Please replace with the one attached to this email message. The
> > > previous version depended on the below patch, this one does not. It is
> > > also a bit cleaner and has a few more helpful comments.
>
>     Thanks for the quick response. Just as nit-pick the
> ./contrib/README lists ./contirb/init.d as a starting/stopping script as
> for 'non-Linux' systems.... Uh... I meant it as non-distribution specific,
> but still probably linux specific. Though it is so general that any unix
> system that has bash (might even world under sh, never tested) that uses
> init.d style scripts should work. Maybe state it as a 'generic unix
> init.d script for starting/stopping pgsql....'? Thanks.
>
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