Gregory Stark <stark@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> "Tom Lane" <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:
>> I propose that we actually set synchronous_commit
>> off by default for the next little while --- at least up to 8.3beta1,
>> maybe until we approach the RC point. That will ensure that every
>> buildfarm machine is exercising the async-commit behavior, as well as
>> every developer who's testing HEAD.
>>
>> Of course the risk is that we might forget to turn it back on before
>> release :-(
> I'll set a cron job to remind us. What date should I set it for? :)
I thought of a low-tech solution for that: put a note in
src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES about it. We invariably look at that file
while preparing releases.
regards, tom lane