Re: ps buffer is incorrectly padded on the (latest) OS X

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: Alexey Klyukin <alexk(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: ps buffer is incorrectly padded on the (latest) OS X
Date: 2010-09-05 15:06:25
Message-ID: 18282.1283699185@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
> On 04/09/10 22:41, Tom Lane wrote:
>> So we don't need a version check unless you're worried about somebody
>> trying to run Postgres 9.x on OS X 10.2 (which was retired in 2003).

> What happens if someone does? Crash, or just wonky ps output? If it's
> the latter, seems safe to backpatch.

Wonky ps output. I don't recall exactly how wonky, but back in the day
it looked better blank-padded.

regards, tom lane

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