Re: Fix pg_ctl restart bug
Bruce Momjian <[email protected]>
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Alvaro Herrera wrote: > 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? Do we have the policy of backpatching every fix? I thought it was only the major bugs we fixed in back branches. If someone wants to backpatch it, feel free to do so. -- Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-patches mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-patches