Forbid invalid combination of options in pg_basebackup. Commit 56c7d8d4552180fd66fe48423bb2a9bb767c2d87 allowed pg_basebackup to stream WAL in tar mode. But there is the restriction that WAL streaming in tar mode works only when the value - (dash) is not specified as output directory. This means that the combination of three options "-D -", "-F t" and "-X stream" is invalid. However, previously, even when those options were specified at the same time, pg_basebackup background process unexpectedly started streaming WAL. And then it exited with an error.
This commit changes pg_basebackup so that it errors out on such invalid combination of options at the beginning. Reviewed by Magnus Hagander, and patch by me. Branch ------ master Details ------- http://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/ecbdc4c555f43b1ac284c734752b00c2ea6f277b Modified Files -------------- src/bin/pg_basebackup/pg_basebackup.c | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) -- Sent via pgsql-committers mailing list (pgsql-committers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-committers