Re: Have pg_basebackup write "dbname" in "primary_conninfo"?

On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 2:07 PM Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)
<kuroda.hayato@fujitsu.com> wrote:
>
> > PSA the patch for implementing it. It is basically same as Ian's one.
> > However, this patch still cannot satisfy the condition 3).
> >
> > `pg_basebackup -D data_N2 -d "user=postgres" -R`
> > -> dbname would not be appeared in primary_conninfo.
> >
> > This is because `if (connection_string)` case in GetConnection() explicy override
> > a dbname to "replication". I've tried to add a dummy entry {"dbname", NULL} pair
> > before the overriding, but it is no-op. Because The replacement of the dbname in
> > pqConnectOptions2() would be done only for the valid (=lastly specified)
> > connection options.
>
> Oh, this patch missed the straightforward case:
>
> pg_basebackup -D data_N2 -d "user=postgres dbname=replication" -R
> -> dbname would not be appeared in primary_conninfo.
>
> So I think it cannot be applied as-is. Sorry for sharing the bad item.
>

Can you please share the patch that can be considered for review?

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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.