Re: Fix pg_ctl restart bug
Alvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
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Bruce Momjian wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: > > Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> writes: > > > However, as of 2004-10-15, this has not worked. :-( The attached patch > > > is the one that caused the bug --- on non-Unix systems, SYSTEMQUOTE is > > > "", meaning zero-length string. I should have seen the bug when I > > > applied the contributed patch in 2004. > > > > So, shouldn't this fix be back-patched? > > Well, no one has actually complained about the breakage, and it has been > a few years. Also there is always the risk of a new bug being > introduced, so I am unsure. Why do we need someone to complain? We know the bug is there. Has the code changed a lot in that area? -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support -- Sent via pgsql-patches mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-patches