Re: Simplifying "standby mode"

Simon Riggs wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-09-02 at 09:14 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Simon Riggs wrote:
> > > 
> > > OK, I'll submit a C program called pg_standby so that we have an
> > > approved and portable version of the script, allowing it to be
> > > documented more easily.
> > 
> > I think we are still waiting for this.  I am also waiting for more PITR
> > documentation to go with the recent patches.
> 
> Yup.
> 
> Likely to be completed by end of next week now, submitted in chunks:
> 
> 1. Notes on restartable recovery
> 2. Notes on standby functionality
> 3. discussion on rolling your own record-level polling using
> pg_xlogfile_name_offset()

> 4. pg_standby.c sample code

I need #4 long before the end of _this_ week, or it is going to be
rejected for 8.2.  The documentation can be added even during beta,
though the earlier the better so it can be tested.

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