On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 1:11 AM, Phil Sorber <p...@omniti.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> wrote: > > There has been discussion in the past of removing or significantly > > changing the way streaming replication/point-in-time-recovery (PITR) is > > setup in Postgres. Currently the file recovery.conf is used, but that > > was designed for PITR and does not serve streaming replication well. > > > > This all should have been overhauled when streaming replication was > > added in 2010 in Postgres 9.0. However, time constraints and concern > > about backward compatibility has hampered this overhaul. > > > > At this point, backward compatibility seems to be hampering our ability > > to move forward. I would like a vote that supports creation of a new > > method for setting up streaming replication/point-in-time-recovery, > > where backward compatibility is considered only where it is minimally > > invasive. > > > > -- > > Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us > > EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com > > > > + It's impossible for everything to be true. + > > > > > > -- > > Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) > > To make changes to your subscription: > > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers > > +1 > > I seemed to have lost track of the thread that this spawned out of. Is > there a coherent plan for a way forward at this point? Last I recall > it was Simon's plan vs Bruce's plan. I also seem to recall there was a > patch out there too. I think it's even in the commitfest waiting on > author. > > /me searches > > Here: > https://commitfest.postgresql.org/action/patch_view?id=1026 > > Perhaps we can get the two plans enumerated, vote, and then get a patch > out? > > I'd really like to see this in 9.3, but not sure if that ship has > sailed for this feature or not. > Yes, that is one of the most important patches in the list, and I could put some effort in it for either review or coding. It is an 17-month-old-patch, so of course it does not apply on master. However before taking any actions, I would like to know the following: - Simon, are you planning to update this patch? - As we are rushing to finish wrapping up 9.3, do you consider it is too late to begin that? Thanks, -- Michael Paquier http://michael.otacoo.com
