Re: file-locking and postmaster.pid

On Wednesday 24 May 2006 21:03, korry wrote:
> > I'm sure there's a good reason for having it the way it is, having so
> > many smart knowledgeable people working on this project. Could someone
> > please explain the rationale of the current solution to me?
>
> We've ignored Andreas' original question. Why not use a lock to
> indicate that the postmaster is still running? At first blush, that
> seems more reliable than checking for a (possibly recycled) process ID.

As Tom replied: Portability.

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