Re: exposing pg_controldata and pg_config as functions

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, Josh berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: exposing pg_controldata and pg_config as functions
Date: 2016-02-19 02:51:26
Message-ID: 56C6832E.1010407@gmx.net
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On 2/18/16 3:30 AM, Andres Freund wrote:
> I don't understand why you're so opposed to this. Several people said
> that they're interested in this information in the current discussion
> and it has been requested repeatedly over the years.

I think no one except Andrew Dunstan has requested this, and his use
case is disputed. Everyone else is either confusing this with the
pg_controldata part or is just transitively claiming that someone else
wanted it.

I don't have a problem with the implementation, but I don't understand
what this feature is meant for.

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