Re: Jeff Janes 2013-04-06 <CAMkU=1zvioqvmgbwsshv3dnxmneejmqtq_5hjqlgx8i4ega...@mail.gmail.com> > I don't think the docs are very clear on that. They say "This file will of > course be archived as a part of your backup dump file", but "will be" does > not imply "must be". Elsewhere it emphasizes that the label you gave to > pg_start_backup is written into the file, but doesn't really say what the > file itself is there for. To me it seems to imply that the file is there > for your convenience, to hold that label, and not as a critical part of the > system.
This was also my impression, tbh :-/. And the problem just popped up again independently on #postgresql. > Patch attached, which I hope can be back-patched. I'll also add it to > commitfest-Next. +1. It makes the documentation clearer on this. Christoph -- c...@df7cb.de | http://www.df7cb.de/ -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
