On Fri, 2009-05-15 at 15:41 +0300, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > Simon Riggs wrote: > > On Fri, 2009-05-15 at 12:56 +0100, Simon Riggs wrote: > > > >> There is no particular reason to send history files to the archive, > >> since new ones are only ever generated at the end of an archive > >> recovery. > > > > It also clears up a long standing confusion between backup history files > > and timeline history files. The backup history file(s) do need to go to > > the archive, whereas the timeline file(s) do not. > > (blush). Umm, and what is the distinction again? I thought they're the > same thing..
Some additional code refers to "backup history" files when it means backup label files, which are then easily confused with the timeline history files. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com PostgreSQL Training, Services and Support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
