Re: Simplifying "standby mode" - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Gregory Stark
Subject Re: Simplifying "standby mode"
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Msg-id 87k648thb3.fsf@enterprisedb.com
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In response to Re: Simplifying "standby mode"  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:

> The project policy has always been that we don't change on-disk formats
> in minor releases.  I'm not entirely clear why you are so keen on
> carving out an exception for WAL data.

I had always thought of the policy as "initdb is not required" not "no on-disk
format changes". In that light you're suggesting extending the policy which I
guess I just thought should be done explicitly rather than making policy by
accident.

--  Gregory Stark EnterpriseDB          http://www.enterprisedb.com


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