Re: ssl passphrase callback

On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 02:48:01PM -0500, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
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>On 11/13/19 8:08 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
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>>> Also, why was this patch posted without any discussion of these issues?
>>> Shouldn't we ideally discuss the API first?
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>This is a very tiny patch. I don't think it's unusual to post such
>things without prior discussion. I would agree with your point if it
>were thousands of lines instead of 20 or so lines of core code.
>

Not sure that's really true. I think patches should provide some basic
explanation why the feature is desirable, no matter the number of lines.

Also, there were vague references to issues with passing parameters to
archive_command. A link to details, past discussion, or brief
explanation would be nice.


regards

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