Re: pg_stop_backup does not complete - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: pg_stop_backup does not complete
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Msg-id 35d36969144bbff1f5474f4d911e2911@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: pg_stop_backup does not complete  (Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>)
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On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 15:20:36 +0900, Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>
wrote:

>> Setting archive_mode to a command that does nothing but return true,
>> e.g. /bin/true,
>
> "return true" seems ambiguous for me. How about writing clearly
> "return a zero exit status" instead?

For the record. I hate the fact that I ever mentioned this and I think it
is a terrible hack that we would mention it in the docs.
>From a professional perspective, I cringe at the idea of telling a
customer to do this, not to mention it won't work on w32.
Joshua D. Drake
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