Simon intended to commit this per http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-03/msg01761.php (actually, there was a change in what was being done). I suspect this item isn't valid any longer.
On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 07:30:58PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > This has been saved for the 8.4 release: > > http://momjian.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/pgpatches_hold > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Simon Riggs wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 11:47 -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > > > "Simon Riggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 11:15 -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > > > >> It strikes me that allowing archive_command to be changed on the fly > > > >> might not be such a good idea though, or at least it shouldn't be > > > >> possible to flip it from empty to nonempty during live operation. > > > > > > > I'd rather fix it the proposed way than force a restart. ISTM wrong to > > > > have an availability feature cause downtime. > > > > > > I don't think that people are very likely to need to turn archiving on > > > and off on-the-fly. Your proposed solution introduces a great deal of > > > complexity (and risk of future bugs-of-omission, to say nothing of race > > > conditions) to solve a non-problem. We have better things to be doing > > > with our development time. > > > > It's certainly a quicker fix. Unless others object, I'll set > > archive_command to only be changeable at server startup. > > > > -- > > Simon Riggs > > EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend > > -- > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us > EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com > > + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq > -- Jim Nasby [EMAIL PROTECTED] EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
