Re: pg_config/share_dir

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2005-09-23T03:04:23Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Added to TODO:

	* Add options to pg_config to show the share_dir, sysconfdir,
	  pkgincludedir, and localedir


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Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> > Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> >> pg_config doesn't currently seem to have an option to report the
> >> share_dir. Should it?
> 
> > Is there a case where a user would need anything from there?
> 
> pg_config serves a function of recording the configuration, so I tend
> to agree with Andrew that this should be available.  I notice that
> SYSCONFDIR, PKGINCLUDEDIR, and LOCALEDIR aren't available either.
> 
> 			regards, tom lane
> 
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