Re: pg_upgrade and log file output on Windows

On 07/19/2011 01:25 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>>> I can't figure out of there is something odd about this user's setup or
>>> if there is a bug in pg_upgrade with -l on Windows.
>>>
>>
>> The Windows file system seems to have some asynchronicity regarding what
>> files are locked. For that reason, the buildfarm code has long had a
>> couple of "sleep(5)" calls where it calls pg_ctl. You might benefit from
>> doing something similar.
> Wow, I had no idea --- I can certainly add them. It is possible the
> person testing this has a faster machine than other users. I will
> report back after testing with a sleep(5).

We need to work out a way to get pg_upgrade testing into the buildfarm.
It's becoming too important not to.

cheers

andrew