Re: pg_resetwal: Fix wrong directory in log output

Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>

From: Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>
To: Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt@gmail.com>
Cc: zhang_tian_chen@163.com, pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2026-02-03T03:46:03Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

> On Feb 3, 2026, at 10:25, Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello.
> 
> At Tue, 3 Feb 2026 10:13:53 +0800, Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com> wrote in
>> The patch is straightforward and looks correct.
> 
> Indeed, it does.
> 
> However, the scoping of the define symbols in this file seems somewhat
> confused.
> 
> For example:
> 
>>  static void
>>  KillExistingArchiveStatus(void)
>>  {
>>  #define ARCHSTATDIR XLOGDIR "/archive_status"
> 
> This define was presumably intended to be used only within the function,
> but since it is a macro, it can also be used from other functions, which
> appears to have contributed to this mistake.
> 
> It would be better to clearly distinguish between file-scoped symbols
> and function-scoped ones. For function-local constants like this,
> using a 'static const char[] instead of a macro would make the
> intended scope explicit and help prevent similar issues.
> 

Or we can just undef the macros before closing the functions.

Best regards,
--
Chao Li (Evan)
HighGo Software Co., Ltd.
https://www.highgo.com/







Commits

  1. pg_resetwal: Fix incorrect error message related to pg_wal/summaries/