Re: Re: [BUGS] BUG #8043: 9.2.4 doesn't open WAL files from archive, only looks in pg_xlog

Re: Jeff Janes 2013-04-06 <CAMkU=1zvioQvMgbWssHv3DnXMNeEJmqtq_5hJqLGx8i4eGAQJg@mail.gmail.com>
> I don't think the docs are very clear on that.  They say "This file will of
> course be archived as a part of your backup dump file", but "will be" does
> not imply "must be".  Elsewhere it emphasizes that the label you gave to
> pg_start_backup is written into the file, but doesn't really say what the
> file itself is there for.  To me it seems to imply that the file is there
> for your convenience, to hold that label, and not as a critical part of the
> system.

This was also my impression, tbh :-/. And the problem just popped up
again independently on #postgresql.

> Patch attached, which I hope can be back-patched.  I'll also add it to
> commitfest-Next.

+1. It makes the documentation clearer on this.

Christoph
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