Re: pg_basebackup: errors on macOS on directories with ".DS_Store" files

From: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
To: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>
Cc: Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota(dot)ntt(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tobias Bussmann <t(dot)bussmann(at)gmx(dot)net>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Mark Guertin <markguertin(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_basebackup: errors on macOS on directories with ".DS_Store" files
Date: 2023-05-01 05:25:50
Message-ID: ZE9NXovq7cNLfPnM@paquier.xyz
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On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 10:35:52PM +0200, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
> My thinking is that skipping non-postgres files which really have no business
> being there in the first place is a new feature and not a bugfix, but I can see
> merit in your argument too. If the RMT and -hackers have other opinions then
> I'm not going to object.

I am fine to hear more opinions, then. .DS_Store is created in a
directory when browsed by Finder, from what I can read, and there's
been few complaints across the years about that.
--
Michael

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