On 2023-Jul-08, Andrew Dunstan wrote: > # Running: pg_basebackup -D > C:\\tools\\nmsys64\\home\\pgrunner\\bf\\root\\REL_16_STABLE\\pgsql.build/testrun/pg_basebackup/010_pg_basebackup/data/t_010_pg_basebackup_main_data/backup/tarbackup2 > -h C:/tools/nmsys64/tmp/63ohSgsh21 -p 54699 --checkpoint fast --no-sync -Ft > WARNING: aborting backup due to backend exiting before pg_backup_stop was > called > pg_basebackup: error: could not initiate base backup: ERROR: could not get > junction for "./pg_replslot": More data is available.
Why not patch pgreadlink to use the method recommended by Microsoft, that DeviceIoControl() is called first with a NULL reparseBuffer to determine the size needed, then a second time with a buffer of that size? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/ioapiset/nf-ioapiset-deviceiocontrol -- Álvaro Herrera PostgreSQL Developer — https://www.EnterpriseDB.com/
