From: | Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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To: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Fix pg_ctl restart bug |
Date: | 2008-06-26 19:21:12 |
Message-ID: | 20080626192112.GD4396@alvh.no-ip.org |
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> > Why do we need someone to complain? We know the bug is there. Has the
> > code changed a lot in that area?
>
> Do we have the policy of backpatching every fix? I thought it was only
> the major bugs we fixed in back branches. If someone wants to backpatch
> it, feel free to do so.
I think the policy is "we fix the bugs in supported releases". If you
start making exceptions, it becomes needlessly complex.
I've always assumed that I'm supposed to backpatch the bugs I fix in
HEAD, however far is reasonable.
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Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.
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