Re: could not create directory "...": File exists

Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> writes:
>   Patch attached.  Passes the regression tests and our internal testing
>   shows that it eliminates the error we were seeing (and doesn't cause
>   blocking, which is even better).

>   We have a workaround in place for our build system (more-or-less
>   "don't do that" approach), but it'd really be great if this was
>   back-patched and in the next round of point releases.  Glancing
>   through the branches, looks like it should apply pretty cleanly.

It looks like it will work back to 8.4; before that we didn't have
RegisterSnapshot.  The patch could be adjusted for 8.3 if anyone
is sufficiently excited about it, but personally I'm not.
        regards, tom lane