Re: pg_ctl/pg_rewind tests vs. slow AIX buildfarm members

Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> writes:
> On 2015-09-03 02:25:00 -0400, Noah Misch wrote:
>> --- a/src/bin/pg_ctl/t/001_start_stop.pl
>> +++ b/src/bin/pg_ctl/t/001_start_stop.pl
>> @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ close CONF;
>> command_ok([ 'pg_ctl', 'start', '-D', "$tempdir/data", '-w' ],
>> 'pg_ctl start -w');
>> -command_ok([ 'pg_ctl', 'start', '-D', "$tempdir/data", '-w' ],
>> -    'second pg_ctl start succeeds');
>> +sleep 3;    # bridge test_postmaster_connection() slop threshold
>> +command_fails([ 'pg_ctl', 'start', '-D', "$tempdir/data", '-w' ],
>> +    'second pg_ctl start fails');
>> command_ok([ 'pg_ctl', 'stop', '-D', "$tempdir/data", '-w', '-m', 'fast' ],
>> 'pg_ctl stop -w');

> I'don't like adding a couple seconds of test runtime for the benefit of
> very slow platforms.

Me either.  This is the first time I've seen an indication that the
start_postmaster change mentioned in the comment is actually important
for production use, rather than just being cleanup.  I think we ought
to just fix it.  I'm willing to take care of the Unix side if someone
will explain how to change the Windows side.
        regards, tom lane