Re: [HACKERS] Cause of missing pg_clog files

2002-09-30 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 08:30:38PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: OK, we need a decision on whether we are going to do a 7.2,3 or just have it in beta3. If it is in 7.2.3, I would not mention it in the beta3 release notes. If there won't be any 7.2.3, could a note be put up on the website at

Re: [HACKERS] Cause of missing pg_clog files

2002-09-30 Thread Justin Clift
Bruce Momjian wrote: OK, we need a decision on whether we are going to do a 7.2,3 or just have it in beta3. If it is in 7.2.3, I would not mention it in the beta3 release notes. We definitely should have a 7.2.3. If we can release a 7.2.2 to fix bugs and a security flaw, then we should

Re: [HACKERS] Cause of missing pg_clog files

2002-09-30 Thread Bruce Momjian
Justin Clift wrote: Bruce Momjian wrote: OK, we need a decision on whether we are going to do a 7.2,3 or just have it in beta3. If it is in 7.2.3, I would not mention it in the beta3 release notes. We definitely should have a 7.2.3. If we can release a 7.2.2 to fix bugs and a

7.2.3 fixes (was Re: [HACKERS] Cause of missing pg_clog files)

2002-09-30 Thread Tom Lane
Andrew Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 08:30:38PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: OK, we need a decision on whether we are going to do a 7.2,3 or just have it in beta3. If it is in 7.2.3, I would not mention it in the beta3 release notes. If there won't be any 7.2.3,

Re: 7.2.3 fixes (was Re: [HACKERS] Cause of missing pg_clog files)

2002-09-30 Thread Joe Conway
Tom Lane wrote: One thing I am undecided about: I am more than half tempted to put in the fix that makes us able to cope with mktime's broken-before-1970 behavior in recent glibc versions (e.g., Red Hat 7.3). This seems like a good idea considering that other Linux distros will surely be

Re: 7.2.3 fixes (was Re: [HACKERS] Cause of missing pg_clog files)

2002-09-30 Thread Justin Clift
Tom Lane wrote: snip Any votes on whether to fix that or leave it alone in 7.2.3? I need some input in the next few hours ... Including it sounds like a good idea. 'Yes' from me. :) Regards and best wishes, Justin Clift regards, tom lane

Re: 7.2.3 fixes (was Re: [HACKERS] Cause of missing pg_clog files)

2002-09-30 Thread Bruce Momjian
Tom Lane wrote: Andrew Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 08:30:38PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: OK, we need a decision on whether we are going to do a 7.2,3 or just have it in beta3. If it is in 7.2.3, I would not mention it in the beta3 release notes. If

Re: 7.2.3 fixes (was Re: [HACKERS] Cause of missing pg_clog files)

2002-09-30 Thread Marc G. Fournier
Nothing against including it from me ... On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Tom Lane wrote: Andrew Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 08:30:38PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: OK, we need a decision on whether we are going to do a 7.2,3 or just have it in beta3. If it is in

Re: 7.2.3 fixes (was Re: [HACKERS] Cause of missing pg_clog files)

2002-09-30 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 11:18:27AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote: use 7.3beta1 has had). On the third hand, the patch only does something if mktime() has already failed, so it's hard to see how it could make life worse even if it's buggy. On those grounds alone, it seems worth putting in. As you

[HACKERS] Cause of missing pg_clog files

2002-09-27 Thread Tom Lane
Yesterday I reported a WAL problem that could lead to tuples not being marked as committed-good or committed-dead after we'd already removed the pg_clog segment that had their transaction's commit status. I wasn't completely satisfied with that, though, because on further reflection it seemed a

Re: [HACKERS] Cause of missing pg_clog files

2002-09-27 Thread Bruce Momjian
Tom Lane wrote: Yesterday I reported a WAL problem that could lead to tuples not being marked as committed-good or committed-dead after we'd already removed the pg_clog segment that had their transaction's commit status. I wasn't completely satisfied with that, though, because on further

Re: [HACKERS] Cause of missing pg_clog files

2002-09-27 Thread Bruce Momjian
OK, we need a decision on whether we are going to do a 7.2,3 or just have it in beta3. If it is in 7.2.3, I would not mention it in the beta3 release notes. --- Tom Lane wrote: Yesterday I reported a WAL problem that