ProcessStartupPacket() in src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c contains
the following comment:
/* * Due to backward compatibility
concerns the replication * parameter is a hybrid beast which
allows the value to be * either boolean or the string
'database'. The latter * connects to a specific database
which is e.g. required for * logical decoding while. */
I'm not sure if the word "while" just needs to be removed there, or if
it's supposed to have more words after it. But it doesn't seem
correct as-is.
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