Re: pg_upgrade needs postmaster [sic] - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: pg_upgrade needs postmaster [sic]
Date
Msg-id 20141222231835.GA3519@momjian.us
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In response to pg_upgrade needs postmaster [sic]  (Christoph Berg <cb@df7cb.de>)
Responses Re: pg_upgrade needs postmaster [sic]  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 11:48:52PM +0100, Christoph Berg wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've played with trying to find out which minimal set of files I need
> from the old version to make pg_upgrade work. Interestingly, this
> includes the good old postmaster binary:
> 
> $ sudo -u postgres pgsql/bin/pg_upgrade -b /var/tmp/pgsql/bin/ -B /usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin/ -d
/etc/postgresql/9.5/main-D /tmp/9.5/data
 
> Finding the real data directory for the old cluster         sh: 1: /var/tmp/pgsql/bin/postmaster: not found
> 
> Could not get data directory using "/var/tmp/pgsql/bin/postmaster" -D "/etc/postgresql/9.5/main" -C data_directory:
Nosuch file or directory
 
> Failure, exiting
> 
> I think it should just use "postgres" there, patch attached. (If we
> need to be compatible with postmaster-only PG versions from the last
> century, it should try both names.)

Yes, I think you are right.  I see pg_ctl using the 'postgres' binary,
so pg_upgrade should do the same.  I will apply this patch soon, and see
if there are any other 'postmaster' mentions that need updating.

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