Magnus, where are we on this refactoring process. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Magnus Hagander wrote: > >> * Created function write_stderr(const char *fmt, ...), used > >before elog > >> can be used. This function will write to stderr on unix and on win32 > >> fconsole. It will write to the eventlog on win32 when running as a > >> service. > >> * Changed all (most? I think I got all) fprintf(stderr,...) > >to use this > >> function instead. That way, we gain the ability to put all the other > >> preivously-stderr-messages to the eventlog as well. > > > >I'm not sure this is a good idea. The remaining uses of stderr were > >that way for a reason, not because someone had forgot to change them > >into elog calls. It would be a lot less invasive to just move the > >privilege check as you originally intended. > > > I figured as long as nothing "dangerous" (e.g. using memory allocations > etc) is done in the function, it should be just as safe as fprintf. On > Unix, it does nothing more than a simple fprintf anyway (one call > deeper). The only difference in practice is that we can put them in the > eventlog on win32 (again, only using calls that are safe in this > context). If we do it the other way, we are going to lose these other > messages when running as a service on win32 (since we specifically are > not using ereport(), per what you say above). > > Also, this would remove the check so you could do initdb and other > operations that are blocked today (that don't go through postmaster.c) > when being root, I assumed that was not good either... > > //Magnus > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
