Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Allow external recovery_config_directory

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
> On 27 March 2013 12:59, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> Also, based on Greg's spec (that Robert and I basically agreed on), if
>> recovery.conf is found at the root of data folder an error is returned to
>> user, recommending him to migrate correctly by referring to dedicated
>> documentation.
>
> I'm following what was agreed on 24 December.

I assume that you are referring to this message:

http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CA+U5nMK8n=sQ-xPvBVtiCS3NbVObjUVM5xBR+FAeQN-RjjGxSQ@mail.gmail.com

I don't see a followup from anyone clearly agreeing that this was a
useful thing to do. There is a lot of support for turning
recovery.conf parameters into GUCs. But I don't remember anyone
supporting this idea, and like Heikki and Michael, I don't understand
how it moves the ball forward.

Considering there's been no discussion of this particular change in
three months, and not a whole lot back then, I think it would have
been polite to post the patch and ask for comments before committing
it.

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