Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de> writes:
> I propose to introduce a GUC "permanent_archiving" or so, to select
> whether wal archiving happens permanently or only when a backup is in
> progress (i.e. between pg_start_backup and pg_stop_backup).
This is silly. Why not just turn archiving on and off?
regards, tom lane