On 11/13/14 4:33 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote: >> Is this still relevant after this commit? >> > >> > commit fb05f3ce83d225dd0f39f8860ce04082753e9e98 >> > Author: Peter Eisentraut <pete...@gmx.net> >> > Date: Sat Feb 22 13:38:06 2014 -0500 >> > >> > pg_basebackup: Add support for relocating tablespaces > I believe so. > > The commit only applies to "plain" output. Amit's complaint is that tar > utilities on Windows don't unpack symlinks, so the "tar" format isn't > useful on Windows when tablespaces are used. So he wants the recovery > mechanism to restore the symlinks.
Um, wouldn't accepting this patch break the above-mentioned tablespace-relocation feature, because pg_basebackup wouldn't see any more symlinks sent down? -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
