How would this interact with pg_ctl? I would hate to have to tell
people to use a different command to start/stop the postmaster depending
on what platform they use. :-(
FYI, I like #2.
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Magnus Hagander wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Last I spoke with Claudio, he was still waiting for some reactions from
> others than me on how we want the service code. So I figured I'd post a
> recap of the options we have. I've added some advantages/disadvantages,
> but those are my thoughts only. There are sure to be others.
>
>
> 1) Separate binary "pgservice.exe" that will CreateProcess() the
> postmaster.exe.
> Advantages: Zero impact on postmaster code. Simple to do.
> Disadvantages: Adds a platform-specific binary.
>
> 2) Include in postmaster doing an extra CreateProcess().
> Advantages: No extra binary. Low impact on postmaster code.
> Disadvantages: Two postmaster.exe:s. running (confusing? overhead?)
>
> 3) Include in postmaster but running on a separate thread (not process
> as (2))
> Advantages: No extra binary. No extra process. Most integration.
> Disadvantages: Probably larger impact on postmaster code.
>
>
> As said, I've probably missed some in adv/disadv, but I think I got all
> our options.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
> //Magnus
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