Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Revert "pg_ctl: Add idempotent option"

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Revert "pg_ctl: Add idempotent option"
Date: 2013-05-03 15:56:53
Message-ID: 20130503155652.GJ5933@momjian.us
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On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 12:11:48AM +0900, Fujii Masao wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> > Revert "pg_ctl: Add idempotent option"
> >
> > This reverts commit 87306184580c9c49717b00d48a2f9e717f21e0a8. The
> > behavior in certain cases is still being debated, and it's too late to
> > solve this before beta.
>
> You also need to remove the description of this feature from release note.
> Attached patch does that.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Fujii Masao

> *** a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.3.sgml
> --- b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.3.sgml
> ***************
> *** 1054,1067 ****
>
> <listitem>
> <para>
> - Allow pg_ctl --idempotent to a 'success' return code if the requested
> - start/stop action fails, but the cluster is already in the requested
> - state (Peter Eisentraut)
> - </para>
> - </listitem>
> -
> - <listitem>
> - <para>
> Change pg_ctl to return an error code if start fails because the
> server is already running (Peter Eisentraut)
> </para>
> --- 1054,1059 ----

Yes, thanks. I am updating 9.3 release notes now, and will add doc
links too.

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