Re: [HACKERS] removing the exec() from doexec() - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

>
> On Wed, 29 Apr 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > No reason for the exec().  I believe the only advantage is that it gives
> > us a separate process name in the 'ps' listing.  I have looked into
> > simulating this.
>
>     Under FreeBSD, there is:
>
> setproctitle(3) - set the process title for ps 1
>
>     This isn't available under Solaris though, last I checked...

Not even BSDI, which is BSD 4.4 like FreeBSD.

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