Re: pg_ctl problem (was Re: BeOS Patch)

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Cyril VELTER <cyril(dot)velter(at)libertysurf(dot)fr>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_ctl problem (was Re: BeOS Patch)
Date: 2001-03-18 19:39:13
Message-ID: 24816.984944353@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
>> which is clearly not giving the postmaster enough time to remove or
>> rewrite the pidfile. Shouldn't we put a "sleep 1" in there before
>> the "if"?

> This is probably the best we can do.

Actually, the whole thing should only happen if we found a pre-existing
PIDFILE anyway. Will fix.

regards, tom lane

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