Re: exposing pg_controldata and pg_config as functions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: exposing pg_controldata and pg_config as functions
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Msg-id 56C6832E.1010407@gmx.net
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In response to Re: exposing pg_controldata and pg_config as functions  (Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>)
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On 2/18/16 3:30 AM, Andres Freund wrote:
> I don't understand why you're so opposed to this. Several people said
> that they're interested in this information in the current discussion
> and it has been requested repeatedly over the years.

I think no one except Andrew Dunstan has requested this, and his use
case is disputed.  Everyone else is either confusing this with the
pg_controldata part or is just transitively claiming that someone else
wanted it.

I don't have a problem with the implementation, but I don't understand
what this feature is meant for.




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