[MacPorts] #20810: postgresql_select port request (was: postgresql83: add a variant to install binaries into ${prefix}/bin)

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#20810: postgresql_select port request
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 Reporter:  apinstein@…        |       Owner:  mww@…            
     Type:  request            |      Status:  new              
 Priority:  Normal             |   Milestone:                   
Component:  ports              |     Version:                   
 Keywords:                     |        Port:  postgresql_select
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

  * version:  1.7.1 =>
  * type:  enhancement => request
  * port:  postgresql83 => postgresql_select


Old description:

> configure.args  --sysconfdir=${prefix}/etc/${name} \
>                 --bindir=${libdir}/bin \
>
> After install the pgsql executables are all in
> /opt/local/lib/postgresql83/bin/psql instead of /opt/local/bin. This is
> pretty annoying since I have to add the pg-specific bin dir to my path.
>
> Why aren't these droppped into bin/? Is there a name conflict with
> executables from other ports? Do you want to preserve the ability to run
> multiple pg's side-by-side?
>
> I would be OK with that decision but at least you should provide a
> variant to directly install the executables into the bin dir.

New description:

 {{{
 configure.args  --sysconfdir=${prefix}/etc/${name} \
                 --bindir=${libdir}/bin \
 }}}

 After install the pgsql executables are all in
 /opt/local/lib/postgresql83/bin/psql instead of /opt/local/bin. This is
 pretty annoying since I have to add the pg-specific bin dir to my path.

 Why aren't these droppped into bin/? Is there a name conflict with
 executables from other ports? Do you want to preserve the ability to run
 multiple pg's side-by-side?

 I would be OK with that decision but at least you should provide a variant
 to directly install the executables into the bin dir.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/20810#comment:5>
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