Re: Remove Deprecated Exclusive Backup Mode - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Christophe Pettus
Subject Re: Remove Deprecated Exclusive Backup Mode
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Msg-id BB361EAB-5CED-4A63-9420-F1AD5AC38D10@thebuild.com
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In response to Re: Remove Deprecated Exclusive Backup Mode  (David Steele <david@pgmasters.net>)
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> On Feb 24, 2019, at 22:49, David Steele <david@pgmasters.net> wrote:
> This is a good idea -- but I'm still a bit mystified why the ability to run a backup in shell script is considered to
bea hard requirement. Just about any language you can name performs non-exclusive backups with ease -- except shell.
Perhapsthe problem is with the language? 

Many installations have a high degree of discomfort implementing system management functionality in something other
thanbash.  It can be for any number of reasons: previous bad experiences (*cough* RHEL/Python *cough*), the feeling
thattoo many dependencies are dragged in, or just lack of familiarity with them. 

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-- Christophe Pettus
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