Re: Ideas for easier debugging of backend problems

Added to TODO:
* Add GUC variable to run a command on database panic or  smart/fast/immediate shutdown

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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Martijn van Oosterhout wrote:
> > 3. Add either a GUC or a command line switch or PGOPTION switch  to
> > automatically invoke and attach gdb on certain types of error.
> > Obviously you can only do this where stdin, stdout and stderr have
> > not been redirected.
> 
> Samba has a configuration parameter that allows you to set an arbitrary 
> command as a "panic action" script.  This can then be used to gather 
> debugging information or prepare a bug report (see other thread).  This 
> also has the added flexibility that binary packagers can add extra 
> information specific to their environment.  It may be worthwhile to 
> research whether we could do something similar.
> 
> -- 
> Peter Eisentraut
> http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/
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