Re: Replication through WAL

> Is there an easy way to read the WAL files generated by Postgres? I'm
> looking into writting a replication deamon for postgres and think that
> the WAL files are the best way to know what has happened to the db and
> what has to be replicated. I have a roughed out idea of how to code it
> up but the only thing I'm really wrestling with is how read the WAL
> files. Can anyone give me some pointers. I've looked at all the xlog*
> code and have a basic understading of how it works, but not a real good
> one. Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks

Many believe WAL will be the basis for further replication features.
We will discuss this as part of 7.2 development in a few weeks.

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