Re: [patch] pg_dump/pg_restore zerror() and strerror() mishap

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Kunshchikov Vladimir <Vladimir(dot)Kunshchikov(at)infotecs(dot)ru>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [patch] pg_dump/pg_restore zerror() and strerror() mishap
Date: 2017-06-22 15:40:04
Message-ID: 20170622154004.e6bcw6juk2pwhngb@alvherre.pgsql
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Kunshchikov Vladimir wrote:

Hi,

> our testing team has noticed apparently wrong backup/restore error messages like this:
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> pg_restore: [compress_io] could not read from input file: success
> pg_dump: [directory archiver] could not write to output file: success
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> Such "success" messages are caused by calling strerror() after gzread()/gzwrite() failures.

Yeah, I've complained about this before but never got around to actually
fixing it. Thanks for the patch, I'll see about putting it on all
branches soon.

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Álvaro Herrera https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services

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