Oct. 7, 2021
8:33 p.m.
On 10/7/21 13:00, Tom Lane via tz wrote:
maybe there's something to be said for using +VERSION as the file name
Unfortunately the POSIX portable filename character set lacks '+'. https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/V1_chap03.html#tag... Perhaps Apple used "+VERSION" so as to not collide with any portable filename. Admittedly, installed filenames like "Etc/GMT+10" already use "+" and nobody seems to mind. Though perhaps the people who would mind are not using the "etcetera" file (as it's kinda optional) and thus are sidestepping the issue.