On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 11:53 PM, Christian Ullrich <ch...@chrullrich.net> wrote: > * From: Robert Haas >> Why not just pass a command-line switch? > > Because, as I wrote in the message you are quoting, I did not think that > having a command-line option for the sole purpose of telling the > postmaster who its parent is was a suitable solution. > > I had already given up on that idea based on Amit's advice, and I will > create a patch based on a command-line option. > > While I have you here, though, any suggestions on what the name of that > option should be? I think --background is about right.
--background as switch name seems to be okay. > Also, how should > I treat the option on non-Windows platforms? Should it just not be there > (= error), or be ignored if present? I think ignored for non-windows is better way to proceed. With Regards, Amit Kapila. EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
