Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> log_temp_files was introduced in 8.3, so we'll need to backpatch this
> to 8.3, not just 8.4. Greg Smith tells me Simon has been busy with
> other things, so I'm going to pick this up. Barring objections, I'm
> going to revert Simon's patch and change the behavior instead, per the
> attached patch. I will also back-patch the fix to 8.4 and 8.3.
I agree with doing this for 9.0, but I'm much less sold that it's a good
idea to change the meaning of the parameter in minor releases of 8.4 and
8.3. Aren't you risking breaking installations that work now?
regards, tom lane