Andrew Dunstan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This suggested patch makes sure that the regression script can actually > connect to the database rather than falling through after 60 seconds, as > discussed on -hackers.
Oh, I see what you mean. But surely that's the hard way. The script should just fail where it currently "break"s out of the loop. It's not any longer and it permits a more specific error message. regards, tom lane *** src/test/regress/pg_regress.sh.orig Wed Jan 4 22:01:38 2006 --- src/test/regress/new/pg_regress.sh Sun Jun 18 18:42:24 2006 *************** *** 446,472 **** i=`expr $i + 1` if [ $i -ge $max ] then ! break fi if kill -0 $postmaster_pid >/dev/null 2>&1 then : still starting up else ! break fi sleep 1 done ! if kill -0 $postmaster_pid >/dev/null 2>&1 ! then ! echo "running on port $PGPORT with pid $postmaster_pid" ! else ! echo ! echo "$me: postmaster did not start" ! echo "Examine $LOGDIR/postmaster.log for the reason." ! echo ! (exit 2); exit ! fi else # not temp-install --- 446,473 ---- i=`expr $i + 1` if [ $i -ge $max ] then ! : timeout ! echo ! echo "$me: postmaster is not accepting connections" ! echo "Examine $LOGDIR/postmaster.log for the reason." ! echo ! (exit 2); exit fi if kill -0 $postmaster_pid >/dev/null 2>&1 then : still starting up else ! : postmaster failed ! echo ! echo "$me: postmaster failed" ! echo "Examine $LOGDIR/postmaster.log for the reason." ! echo ! (exit 2); exit fi sleep 1 done ! echo "running on port $PGPORT with pid $postmaster_pid" else # not temp-install ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend