Re: PGXLOG variable worthwhile?

We dealt this this (painfully) during 7.3 development.  Some wanted a -X
flag to initdb/postgres/postmaster that would identify the pg_xlog
directory while others wanted the flag only on initdb and have initdb
create a symlink.

Finally, we decided to do nothing. and continue to recommend manually
moving pg_xlog using symlinks.

Also, I have heard symlinks are available in native Windows but the
interface to them isn't clearly visible.  Can someone clarify that?

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Justin Clift wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Am just wondering if we've ever considered adding a PGXLOG environment
> variable that would point to the pg_xlog directory?
> 
> In a Unix environment it's not real necessary as filesystem links can be
> created, but in other environments (i.e. the Native windows port) it's
> looking like it might be useful.
> 
> :-)
> 
> Regards and best wishes,
> 
> Justin Clift
> 
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