Add:

> * Allow pg_ctl to work properly with configuration files located outside
>   the PGDATA directory
>
>   pg_ctl can not read the pid file because it isn't located in the
>   config directory but in the PGDATA directory.  The solution is to
>   allow pg_ctl to read and understand postgresql.conf to find the
>   data_directory value.
>

diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index 2e93b43906c91012cc5d994580b693decf809f69..fc9b00862bd97f707a12e3d4c6a13ff5e9f6f27a 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 PostgreSQL TODO List
 ====================
 Current maintainer:    Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
-Last updated:      Sat Jun  4 12:53:41 EDT 2005
+Last updated:      Sat Jun  4 14:12:31 EDT 2005
 
 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -423,6 +423,14 @@ Commands
 
 * Add C code to copy directories for use in creating new databases
 * Have pg_ctl look at PGHOST in case it is a socket directory?
+* Allow pg_ctl to work properly with configuration files located outside
+  the PGDATA directory
+
+  pg_ctl can not read the pid file because it isn't located in the
+  config directory but in the PGDATA directory.  The solution is to
+  allow pg_ctl to read and understand postgresql.conf to find the
+  data_directory value.
+
 * Allow column-level GRANT/REVOKE privileges
 * Add a GUC variable to warn about non-standard SQL usage in queries
 * Add MERGE command that does UPDATE/DELETE, or on failure, INSERT (rules,

diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
index e42a8f921af203369d83d15b92240665e35b19e3..ab80be9238aef9a5ec1c024f9efce989f2ebdf7d 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 PostgreSQL TODO List
 Current maintainer:     Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
-Last updated:           Sat Jun  4 12:53:41 EDT 2005
+Last updated:           Sat Jun  4 14:12:31 EDT 2005
 
 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -388,6 +388,13 @@ first.
 
   Add C code to copy directories for use in creating new databases
   Have pg_ctl look at PGHOST in case it is a socket directory?
+  Allow pg_ctl to work properly with configuration files located outside
+  the PGDATA directory
+  pg_ctl can not read the pid file because it isn't located in the
+  config directory but in the PGDATA directory.  The solution is to
+  allow pg_ctl to read and understand postgresql.conf to find the
+  data_directory value.
+
   Allow column-level GRANT/REVOKE privileges
   Add a GUC variable to warn about non-standard SQL usage in queries
   Add MERGE command that does UPDATE/DELETE, or on failure, INSERT (rules,