Re: Backend working directories and absolute file paths

On Thu, Jun 30, 2005 at 02:31:01PM -0400, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
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> David Fetter wrote:
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> >On Thu, Jun 30, 2005 at 11:42:59AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
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> >
> >>Renaming data directories around is not that uncommon,
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >With all due respect, I believe that this falls under the category
> >of prying off cover plates.  When people do this, they're
> >responsible for knowing what they're about, and taking the
> >consequences if they don't.
> >
> >In other words, it's pilot error, and that's Not Our Problem.
> 
> We provide many defences against pilot error. So does the Air Force
> - that's part of why you see pilots wearing parachutes.
> 
> More to the point, there's not much compelling reason *not* to do
> this.

OK, let's.  I'm hesitant to talk about doing new stuff, as I'm still
not qualified to do any of it, and there are things that think are
higher priority ahead of this.

Cheers,
D
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