Re: pg_ctl service integration for WIN32

From: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: "Claudio Natoli" <claudio(dot)natoli(at)memetrics(dot)com>, <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_ctl service integration for WIN32
Date: 2004-06-17 07:22:01
Message-ID: E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E4AA11@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Claudio Natoli [mailto:claudio(dot)natoli(at)memetrics(dot)com]
> Sent: 17 June 2004 02:00
> To: Dave Page; Claudio Natoli; pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: RE: [PATCHES] pg_ctl service integration for WIN32
>
>
> Dave Page writes:
> > Looks OK to me at a quick glance. One thought though, whilst I like
> > the idea of using service pause to do a SIGHUP from a convenience
> > point of view, it's not exactly the expected behaviour and
> might leave
> > the inexperienced user wondering why the server is still
> running normally.
> > I'm on the fence regarding which way to to go with that though...
>
> Likewise, I have no strong feelings either way. Apparently it
> is an accepted paradigm.

Fair enough - in which case let's keep it and document it someplace.
It'll definitely be handy for those that know about it.

> Subconsciously, I must be against it, as I failed to pass a
> flag to enable the Pause/SIGHUP operation. :-)

:-)

Regards, Dave.

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