Re: RFC: New log_destination 'fifo'

On 11/07/2012 10:22 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
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> On Wed, 2012-11-07 at 12:55 -0800, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>> So it is possible to do this in other ways but I thought it might be
>> interesting to allow people to define fifo or pipe as a
>> log_desination.
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> You could do this with a logging hook as a plugin, so you don't have to
> make the effort to get this integrated into the main line (yet).
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> One problem to consider with fifos and pipes is what happens when the
> receiving side is down or not keeping up.  You don't want the logging to
> become a potential source of failures.

Good point.

JD

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