On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 10:17:43PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Seems pg_ctl would also need some cleanup if we change the error
> message and/or timing.
>
> I am thinking we should just change the error message in the postmaster
> and pg_ctl to say the file is empty, and call it done (no hint message).
> If we do want a hint, say that either the file is stale from a crash or
> another postmaster is starting up, and let the user diagnose it.
Updated patch attached which just reports the file as empty. I assume
we don't want the extra text output for pg_ctl like we do for the
backend.
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+ It's impossible for everything to be true. +
