Added to TODO:
* Add GUC variable to run a command on database panic or smart/fast/immediate shutdown
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Martijn van Oosterhout wrote:
> > 3. Add either a GUC or a command line switch or PGOPTION switch to
> > automatically invoke and attach gdb on certain types of error.
> > Obviously you can only do this where stdin, stdout and stderr have
> > not been redirected.
>
> Samba has a configuration parameter that allows you to set an arbitrary
> command as a "panic action" script. This can then be used to gather
> debugging information or prepare a bug report (see other thread). This
> also has the added flexibility that binary packagers can add extra
> information specific to their environment. It may be worthwhile to
> research whether we could do something similar.
>
> --
> Peter Eisentraut
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