Re: Customize the install directory of the postgres DB

weixiang tam wrote:
> I am trying to install the postgres8.2.14 via the RPM;
> however the install directory is default to the following folder
>
>
>
> *    Executables : /usr/bin
> *    Libraries : /usr/lib
> *    Documentation : /usr/share/doc/postgresql-x.y.z ,
> /usr/share/doc/postgresql-x.y.z/contrib
> *    Contrib : /usr/share/pgsql/contrib
> *    Data : /var/lib/pgsql/data
>
> As we are bundling the postgresql db as our product release,
> we would like to keep the Postgres executable dir, Data Dir
> under our product folder. In this case, could I know whether
> I can customize the install directory when i do the RPM installation?

If you mean the RPMs PostgreSQL provides, no.

What I would recommend is to take the source RPM, change the spec
in those places where these directories are defined, and build
your own RPM.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe