On 10/07/2016 01:34 PM, Michael Banck wrote:
> Hi,
>
> ISTM that pg_rewind's --source-pgdata and --source-server options are
> mutually exclusive, and the synopsis in the documentation seems to
> indicate that as well:
>
> |pg_rewind [option...] {-D | --target-pgdata} directory
> |{--source-pgdata=directory | --source-server=connstr}
>
> However, there is no such check in the code.
>
> I've seen people assume --source-pgdata is supposed to be the data
> directory location on the remote server if they specify --source-server
> as well, and are then confused by error messages.
>
> So I think pg_rewind should abort in this case. Patch for that attached.
Agreed. Committed, thanks!
- Heikki
