Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Make CheckRequiredParameterValues() depend upon correct

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Make CheckRequiredParameterValues() depend upon correct
Date: 2010-04-27 23:00:01
Message-ID: 25921.1272409201@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> Hmm, AFAICS the problem with controldata is that it uses postgres_fe.h
> instead of postgres.h. It's a bit of a stretch to use the latter, but
> maybe that's a better solution? After all, it *is* poking into the
> backend internals.

I seem to recall that Solaris had problems with that due to dtrace
support or something? However, we are doing it in pg_resetxlog,
so I suppose it's ok for pg_controldata as well.

regards, tom lane

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