Re: pg_upgrade failure on Windows Server

On 2015-01-22 11:24:31 -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 09:01:39AM +0530, Amit Kapila wrote:
> > > The
> > > Windows-specif code we do carry is required and was developed by people
> > > that are no longer as involved.
> > >
> >
> > I have seen many a times that once committer's (those who are not generally
> > involved in Windows development) get reasonable confidence about patch
> > and the review done for the same, they commit the patch.  It happens both
> > for the patches where I was Author and where I was Reviewer, although I
> > agree that it takes more time.
>
> Here is Windows change to properly detach the server process that never
> got implemented as no Windows expert developed or tested a patch, but
> test code was posted:
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/53759381(dot)4000205(at)cubiclesoft(dot)com#53759381(dot)4000205@cubiclesoft.com
>
> Here is another unapplied Windows patch for preventing Control-C from
> closing the server:
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/20140410214426(dot)GI6917(at)momjian(dot)us#20140410214426(dot)GI6917@momjian.us
>
> Again, I would love to say we handle Windows patches well, but we don't.

I unfortunately don't the issue is that specific to windows.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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