| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | "J(dot) R(dot) Nield" <jrnield(at)usol(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL Hacker <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Issues Outstanding for Point In Time Recovery (PITR) |
| Date: | 2002-07-17 05:15:44 |
| Message-ID: | 11319.1026882944@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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"J. R. Nield" <jrnield(at)usol(dot)com> writes:
> Related to that, the other place I need advice is on adding Ted Tso's
> LGPL'd UUID library (stolen from e2fsprogs) to the source. Are we
> allowed to use this?
Uh, why exactly is UUID essential for this? (The correct answer is
"it's not", IMHO.)
> We also haven't discussed commands for backup/restore, but I will use
> what I think is appropriate and we can change the grammar if needed. The
> initial hot-backup capability will require the database to be in
> read-only mode and use tar for backup, and I will add the ability to
> allow writes later.
There is no read-only mode, and I for one will resist adding one.
regards, tom lane
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