Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> pg_basebackup currently doesn't allow compressed tar to stdout. That
> should be added to make the interface consistent, and specifically to
> allow common idoms like
> pg_basebackup -Ft -z -D - | ssh tar -x -z -f -
> Small patch attached.
I have not bothered to read this in context, but the visible part of the
patch makes it look like you broke the not-HAVE_LIBZ case ... other than
that gripe, no objection.
regards, tom lane