Re: pg_archivecleanup bug

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 6:15 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> In general, I think there is no excuse for code in the backend to use
>> readdir() directly; it should be using ReadDir(), which takes care of this
>> as well as error reporting.

> My understanding is that the fd.c infrastructure can't be used in the
> postmaster.

Say what?  See ParseConfigDirectory for code that certainly runs in the
postmaster, and uses ReadDir().
        regards, tom lane