Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal
Date
Msg-id 21307.1483541725@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal  (Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] [PATCH] Rename pg_switch_xlog to pg_switch_wal  (Vladimir Rusinov <vrusinov@google.com>)
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Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> writes:
> As I said in what you did quote above- I won't complain if someone wants
> the aliases and we include them in the documentation, but I don't agree
> with the other suggestions of having undocumented aliases or not making
> the change.

FWIW, that position makes sense to me as well.  If we keep aliases,
let's just reconcile ourselves to the probability that they'll be there
indefinitely.  It's not that big a deal, and the other proposals are
bigger warts than having an alias.
        regards, tom lane



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