Re: Re: Proposed Windows-specific change: Enable crash dumps (like core files)

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
Cc: Craig Ringer <craig(at)postnewspapers(dot)com(dot)au>, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: Proposed Windows-specific change: Enable crash dumps (like core files)
Date: 2010-12-17 15:17:02
Message-ID: 29511.1292599022@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
> On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 12:08, Craig Ringer <craig(at)postnewspapers(dot)com(dot)au> wrote:
>> That might be a safer starting point than including the private process
>> memory, really.

> I'm not too happy with having a bunch of switches for it. People
> likely to tweak those can just install the debugger tools and use
> those, I think.

Yeah.

> So I'd be happy to have it enabled - given that we want a default.

There is absolutely nothing more frustrating than having a crash dump
that hasn't got the information you need. Please turn it on by default.

regards, tom lane

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