Re: Named restore points - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 21:15 -0500, Jaime Casanova wrote:
> >
> > +       else if (recoveryTarget == RECOVERY_TARGET_NAME)
> > +               snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer),
> > +                                "%s%u\t%s\t%s named restore point %
> s\n",
> > +                                (srcfd < 0) ? "" : "\n",
> > +                                parentTLI,
> > +                                xlogfname,
> > +                                recoveryStopAfter ? "after" :
> "before",
> > +                                recoveryStopNamedRestorePoint);
> >
> > It doesn't matter if it is after or before the restore point.
> After/Before
> > only make sense when we're dealing with transaction or time.
> Removed.
> >
> 
> you're right

Not sure I understand the comment "only make sense when we're dealing
with transaction or time."  Why?

At present, I think the ability to stop before/after a named restore
point should be put back.
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