On 27.01.2011 15:15, Fujii Masao wrote:
> When I read the patch, I found that pg_stop_backup removes the backup history
> file as soon as it creates the file, if archive_mode is not enabled.
> This looks like
> oversight. We should prevent pg_stop_backup from removing the fresh history
> file? Or we should prevent pg_stop_backup from creating the history
> file from the
> beginning since it's not used at all if archiving is disabled?
> (If archiving is enabled, the history file can be used to clean the
> archived files up).
Hmm, good point. It's harmless, but creating the history file in the
first place sure seems like a waste of time.
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