Does pg_dump run in Macintosh?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16 May 2006 17:22 > To: Forums @ Existanze > Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: FW: [GENERAL] Getting information about sequences > > "Forums @ Existanze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > We are creating a jdbc backup solution that does NOT require the > > pgdump program. > > In heaven's name, WHY? > > Do you have any idea how much future pain you are setting > yourself up for? pg_dump changes with every PG release to > deal with new features and changes in the system catalogs. > Read the CVS logs for pg_dump for the past few years, then > ask yourself if you really want to buy into a comparable > amount of ongoing maintenance effort. > > You'd be way better off just invoking pg_dump as a > subprocess. If there are specific features you need that > pg_dump doesn't have (eg, dumping just selected tables) > consider helping to add them. > > regards, tom lane > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
