Re: [HACKERS] Clarifying "server starting" messaging in pg_ctl start without --wait

[Ryan Murphy]

> Making --wait the default may or may not be sensible -- I'm not sure
> -- but removing --no-wait is clearly a bad idea, and we shouldn't do
> it.  The fact that the problems created by removing it might be
> solvable doesn't mean that it's a good idea to create them in the
> first place.
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I agree with Robert - pg_ctl is no doubt used in all kinds of scripts that
would then have to change.
It may make sense to have --wait be the default though - certainly less
confusing to new users!