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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script verifies that the postgresql data directory has been correctly
+# initialized.  We do not want to automatically initdb it, because that has
+# a risk of catastrophic failure (ie, overwriting a valuable database) in
+# corner cases, such as a remotely mounted database on a volume that's a
+# bit slow to mount.  But we can at least emit a message advising newbies
+# what to do.
+
+PGDATA="$1"
+
+if [ -z "$PGDATA" ]
+then
+    echo "Usage: $0 database-path"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# PGVERSION is the full package version, e.g., 9.1.2
+# Note: the specfile inserts the correct value during package build
+PGVERSION=xxxx
+# PGMAJORVERSION is major version, e.g., 9.1 (this should match PG_VERSION)
+PGMAJORVERSION=`echo "$PGVERSION" | sed 's/^\([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\).*$/\1/'`
+# PREVMAJORVERSION is the previous major version, e.g., 8.4, for upgrades
+# Note: the specfile inserts the correct value during package build
+PREVMAJORVERSION=xxxx
+# PGDOCDIR is the directory containing the package's documentation
+# Note: the specfile inserts the correct value during package build
+PGDOCDIR=xxxx
+
+# Check for the PGDATA structure
+if [ -f "$PGDATA/PG_VERSION" ] && [ -d "$PGDATA/base" ]
+then
+    # Check version of existing PGDATA
+    if [ x`cat "$PGDATA/PG_VERSION"` = x"$PGMAJORVERSION" ]
+    then
+        : A-OK
+    elif [ x`cat "$PGDATA/PG_VERSION"` = x"$PREVMAJORVERSION" ]
+    then
+        echo $"An old version of the database format was found."
+        echo $"Use \"postgresql-setup upgrade\" to upgrade to version $PGMAJORVERSION."
+        echo $"See $PGDOCDIR/README.rpm-dist for more information."
+        exit 1
+    else
+        echo $"An old version of the database format was found."
+        echo $"You need to dump and reload before using PostgreSQL $PGMAJORVERSION."
+        echo $"See $PGDOCDIR/README.rpm-dist for more information."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    # No existing PGDATA! Warn the user to initdb it.
+    echo $"\"$PGDATA\" is missing or empty."
+    echo $"Use \"postgresql-setup initdb\" to initialize the database cluster."
+    echo $"See $PGDOCDIR/README.rpm-dist for more information."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+exit 0