Re: Summary and Plan for Hot Standby

On Sun, 2009-11-15 at 17:17 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
> > So I'm in favor of committing part of the HS code even if there are
> > known failure conditions, as long as those conditions are well-defined.
>
> If we're thinking of committing something that is known broken, I would
> want to have a clearly defined and trust-inspiring escape strategy.

If it is broken, we shouldn't commit it at all. Commit it to some
"other" git branch and call it, postgresql-alpha3-riggs-heikki if you
must but keep it out of core.

>
> I agree with Heikki that it would be better not to commit as long as
> any clear showstoppers remain unresolved.
>

Agreed.

Joshua D. Drake


>             regards, tom lane
>


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