On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 6:00 PM Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 31, 2019 at 3:41 PM Ibrar Ahmed <ibrar.ah...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Are we using any tar library in pg_basebackup.c? We already have the > capability > > in pg_basebackup to do that. > > I think pg_basebackup is using homebrew code to generate tar files, > but I'm reluctant to do that for reading tar files. For generating a > file, you can always emit the newest and "best" tar format, but for > reading a file, you probably want to be prepared for older or cruftier > variants. Maybe not -- I'm not super-familiar with the tar on-disk > format. But I think there must be a reason why tar libraries exist, > and I don't want to write a new one. > +1 using the library to tar. But I think reason not using tar library is TAR is one of the most simple file format. What is the best/newest format of TAR? > > -- > Robert Haas > EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com > The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company > -- Ibrar Ahmed
