Actually, this is the current state of this issue. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andreas Pflug wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: > > >Andreas Pflug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >>>Answering my own question, the distribution of the current logfile > >>>name could be done trough a file handle. > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > >>would you mind commenting on my suggestion so I can continue on that topic? > >> > >> > > > >There is no portable way to redistribute a file handle. > > > > > > Seems I didn't make clear enough what I mean. > > I'd fopen a file handle in the postmaster, and all subsequent processes > will inherit that handle just as they do for stderr; no redistribution > required. > The log filename is written to that file when pg_logfile_rotate is called: > fseek(fh, 0, SEEK_SET); > fprintf(fh, "%s", newlogfilname); > fflush(); > > and all subprocesses may retrieve the filename when required by > > char buf[MAXPGPATH]; > fseek(fh, 0, SEEK_SET); > fread(buf, 1, MAXPGPATH, fh); > buf[MAXPGPATH-1]=0; // prevent buffer overflow > logfile=fopen(buf, "a+"); > > Regards, > Andreas > > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
