Re: pg_autovacuum Win32 Service Code

Tom Lane wrote:
> "Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk> writes:
> > Some time ago I posted a patch to allow pg_autovacuum to be run as a
> > service on Windows, on the understanding that if pg_autovacuum didn't
> > make it into the backend, it would be applied. I followed up Tom's
> > message to Matthew apologising for not including his backend integration
> > patches with a request that the patch be applied to allow use by Windows
> > users.
>
> I held off doing anything about this for beta1 because I wanted
> Matthew's input first, and he was going to be gone over the weekend.
> Hopefully he's returned now and can comment on whether he sees any
> problem.
>
> In the meantime it certainly belongs on our open-issues list.

It is already there:

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Current version at ftp://momjian.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql/open_items.

Changes
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* Win32
    o binary version stamps
    o signal safe socket handler
    o query cancel in psql (?)
        o Report correct errno codes from native Windows system calls
    o Shorten timezone for %t log_line_prefix
-->    o start pg_autovacuum easily
    o fix pitr file copy syntax
* fix dbsize and oid2name for tablespaces
* allow libpq to check parameterized data types
* make pgxs install the default
* add xid to log_line_prefix for PITR
* add psql tab completion for tablespaces
* cleanup FRONTEND use in /port, malloc, elog

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