Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Infrastructure changes for recovery
From: Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>,
	pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
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Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:08:58 +0100
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On Tue, 2008-10-07 at 10:37 -0400, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Simon Riggs wrote:
> 
> > I'm just grumpy because I can't see a way to do the
> > patch-on-patch-on-patch that I'll need to make this all work for Nov 1.
> > So big patch here we come. But that's just the way it is and I'll stop
> > honking about it.
> 
> This is one of the problems that DVCSs are supposed to solve ... have
> you tried Git?

I have no doubt there's a better way, but no, I don't know it. My
braintime is devoted to databases not computing per se. Most of the time
that's a good time allocation decision.

Not convinced this is the right time to invest in side activities, but
if you think so, I'll look into it.

Anybody wanting to write or link to a Simon's Guide, most welcome. 

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 Simon Riggs           www.2ndQuadrant.com
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