Re: FW: Getting information about sequences

Does pg_dump run in Macintosh?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us]
> Sent: 16 May 2006 17:22
> To: Forums @ Existanze
> Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: FW: [GENERAL] Getting information about sequences
>
> "Forums @ Existanze" <forums@existanze.com> writes:
> > We are creating a jdbc backup solution that does NOT require the
> > pgdump program.
>
> In heaven's name, WHY?
>
> Do you have any idea how much future pain you are setting
> yourself up for?  pg_dump changes with every PG release to
> deal with new features and changes in the system catalogs.
> Read the CVS logs for pg_dump for the past few years, then
> ask yourself if you really want to buy into a comparable
> amount of ongoing maintenance effort.
>
> You'd be way better off just invoking pg_dump as a
> subprocess.  If there are specific features you need that
> pg_dump doesn't have (eg, dumping just selected tables)
> consider helping to add them.
>
>             regards, tom lane
>