Re: Pgpool-II 4.7.0 released.

>> wd_heartbeat_port was once in older versions of pgpool.conf,
>> e.g. v3.3.
>
> Ah, that explains it. Perhaps we should review our configuration file
> against the manual to check if more options have changed over the
> years. We've been using pgpool for quite some time now. Thanks for the
> explanation.

The removal happend in 4.2.0 and it was explained in the release note.
https://www.pgpool.net/docs/42/en/html/release-4-2-0.html

See the section "A.25.2. Migration to Version 4.2":

> Watchdog parameters below are deprecated.
>
> - wd_hostname
> - wd_port
> - wd_heartbeat_port <--- here
> - heartbeat_device
> - heartbeat_destination0
> - heartbeat_destination_port0
> - heartbeat_destination1
> - heartbeat_destination_port1
> - other_pgpool_hostname0
> - other_pgpool_port0
> - other_wd_port0
> - other_pgpool_hostname1
> - other_pgpool_port1
> - other_wd_port1

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--
Tatsuo Ishii
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