On 1/26/10 10:48 AM, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > Josh Berkus wrote: >>> *That* makes pg_standby obsolete, not streaming replication per se. >>> Setting standby_mode=on, with a valid restore_command using e.g 'cp' and >>> no connection info for walreceiver is more or less the same as using >>> pg_standby. >> What about deletion of no-longer-needed WALfile copies? > > Yeah, good point. You can still use a shell script as restore_command, > pass the %r option to it, and do the deletion there. > > I didn't intend to replace pg_standby when I started this, it just kind > of happened. Maybe we should provide a sample script similar to > pg_standby, to be used instead of plain 'cp', that does the cleanup too.
What I'm pointing out is that you haven't *quite* replaced pg_standby, and at this late date aren't going to. Some people will still want to use it. Especially for people who for some reason aren't using SR. --Josh Berkus -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
