Re: [HACKERS] [patch] reorder tablespaces in basebackup tar streamfor backup_label

Am Freitag, den 03.03.2017, 15:44 +0900 schrieb Michael Paquier:
> So, the main directory is located at the end on purpose. When using
> --wal-method=fetch the WAL segments are part of the main tarball, so
> if you send the main tarball first you would need to generate a
> second
> tarball with the WAL segments that have been generated between the
> moment the main tarball has finished until the end of the last
> tablespace taken if you want to have a consistent backup. Your patch
> would work with the stream mode though.

Ah right, i assumed there must be something, otherwise the comment
won't be there ;)

We could special case that part to distinguish fetch/stream mode, but i
fear that leads to more confusion than it wants to fix. The other
option of a separate tar file looks awkward from a usability point of
view.