Re: IPv6 patch - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: IPv6 patch
Date
Msg-id 200301071722.h07HMRm26557@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: IPv6 patch  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
List pgsql-hackers
Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > We already do.  The issue is what way should we give admins to _fail_ if
> > IPv6 doesn't start.
> 
> What is "IPv6 doesn't start"?  Either the machine has IPv6 addresses,
> or it doesn't.  It is not our job to notify the DBA what the addresses
> on his machine are.

You can fight it out with Peter.  I have no problem silently falling
back to IPv4 if people are happy with that.

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