We could make the same adjustments when opening a new log file rather
than pipe, no?
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Tom Lane wrote:
> I wrote:
> > close(2);
> > d = dup(p[0]);
> > Assert(d == 2);
>
> Having re-read the pipe(2) man page, of course that should be
> d = dup(p[1]);
> since it's the writing end of the pipe you want to plug stderr into.
>
> BTW, if it wasn't clear: I'd do the same pushup for stdout too,
> just in case. I'm not sure there is any output to stdout left in the
> backend, but I wouldn't swear there is not, either.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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