Re: Fix pg_ctl restart bug

Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>
> > > Why do we need someone to complain? We know the bug is there. Has the
> > > code changed a lot in that area?
> >
> > Do we have the policy of backpatching every fix? I thought it was only
> > the major bugs we fixed in back branches. If someone wants to backpatch
> > it, feel free to do so.
>
> I think the policy is "we fix the bugs in supported releases". If you
> start making exceptions, it becomes needlessly complex.
>
> I've always assumed that I'm supposed to backpatch the bugs I fix in
> HEAD, however far is reasonable.

I thought we only backatched major bugs to prevent possible instability
when fixing minor bugs.

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