[oi-dev] PostgreSQL question

[Alexander Pyhalov]

Hello.
I have a question on PostgreSQL 8.4 packaging.
Currently we have disabled runpath for PG and ship postgres-common 
package which contains libpq. But what if we ship several PG versions?
Are we sure in binary compatibility of, let's say, 9.2 libpq  and  8.4 
clients?

I just would like to estimate pros and cons of removing 
"--disable-rpath" switch.

I'd like to remove it (so that each PostgreSQL binary has correct 
embedded rpath) , ship almost empty postgres-common package (containing 
only user and group definitions) and make /usr/postgres/{bin,lib}, 
/usr/bin/psql, /usr/lib/libpq.so mediated links (or perhaps even avoid 
shipping /usr/lib/libpq.so by default). For example, currently mysql 
doesn't ship libraries in /usr/lib.

What do you think?
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Best regards,
Alexander Pyhalov,
system administrator of Computer Center of Southern Federal University