Re: PGXLOG variable worthwhile?

From: "scott(dot)marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, Curt Sampson <cjs(at)cynic(dot)net>, Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)yahoo(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers Mailing List <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PGXLOG variable worthwhile?
Date: 2002-09-25 16:55:52
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.33.0209251055110.23804-100000@css120.ihs.com
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On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Tom Lane wrote:

> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > I don't see the gain of having a file called pg_xlog vs. using GUC.
>
> Well, the point is to have a safety interlock --- but I like Jan's
> idea of using matching identification files in both directories.
> With that, a GUC variable seems just fine.

Agreed, the interlock is a great idea. I hadn't seen that one go by.

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