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Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:54:46 +0100
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Subject: Re: New trigger option of pg_standby
From: Guillaume Smet <guillaume.smet@gmail.com>
To: Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>
Cc: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>,
	Kevin Grittner <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov>,
	pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
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Hi Simon.

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> Earlier, we discussed having a single trigger file that contains an
> option rather than two distinct trigger files. That design is better
> because it allows the user to choose at failover time, rather than
> making a binding decision at config time. That solution would be the
> ideal one, IMHO, because it gives user more choice - and would allow us
> to keep the -t option meaningfully. In that case the default should be
> patience.

Or you can define both files in your command line to have the choice.

I like the idea of removing -t and adding 2 new options so that people
are warned about the intended behavior.

Anyway, I don't have a strong opinion about how we should fix it as I
don't use pg_standby personnally, just that we should. The two options
you mention have their own merits.

-- 
Guillaume