Re: Patch to implement pg_current_logfile() function

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Karl O(dot) Pinc" <kop(at)meme(dot)com>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, Gilles Darold <gilles(dot)darold(at)dalibo(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Patch to implement pg_current_logfile() function
Date: 2017-01-18 20:52:36
Message-ID: CA+TgmobsBqGOD9-FodarKFoafbS3vUEfV-_ouHnuNFi6m5OuDg@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 12:08 PM, Karl O. Pinc <kop(at)meme(dot)com> wrote:
> Seems to me that the file format should
> be documented if there's any intention that the end user
> look at or otherwise use the file's content.
>
> It's fine with me if the content of current_logfiles
> is supposed to be internal to PG and not exposed
> to the end user. I'm writing to make sure that
> this is a considered decision.

On the whole, documenting it seems better than documenting it,
provided there's a logical place to include it in the existing
documentation.

But, anyway, Michael shouldn't remove it without some explanation or discussion.

--
Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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