On 26-01-2016 12:56, Simon Riggs wrote:
> Removing one of "archive" or "hot standby" will just cause confusion and
> breakage, so neither is a good choice for removal.
>
Agree.
> What we should do is
> 1. Map "archive" and "hot_standby" to one level with a new name that
> indicates that it can be used for both/either backup or replication.
> (My suggested name for the new level is "replica"...)
> 2. Deprecate "archive" and "hot_standby" so that those will be removed
> in a later release.
>
3. Add a WARNING at startup (until removal of values) saying something
like "'archive' value is deprecated and will be removed in a future
version. Use 'replica' value instead."
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