Re: [PATCHES] odd output in restore mode

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Martin Zaun <Martin(dot)Zaun(at)Sun(dot)COM>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>, List pgsql-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] odd output in restore mode
Date: 2008-07-25 20:58:57
Message-ID: 792.1217019537@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> On Fri, 2008-07-25 at 16:31 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I thought the latest conclusion was that changing the behavior of
>> pg_standby itself wouldn't address the problem anyway, and that what we
>> need is just a docs patch recommending that people use safe copying
>> methods in their scripts that copy to the archive area?

> Plus the rest of this patch, which is really very simple.

Why? AFAICT the patch is just a kluge that adds user-visible complexity
without providing a solution that's actually sure to work.

regards, tom lane

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