Re: is the base backup protocol used by out-of-core tools?

On 2/8/22 12:39, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 1:03 PM Justin Pryzby <pryzby@telsasoft.com> wrote:
>> I created this and added that for visibility and so it's not forgotten.
>> ISTM that could be done post-freeze, although I don't know if that's useful or
>> important.
>>
>> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_15_Open_Items
> 
> Thanks. I feel like this is in the department of things that are
> unlikely to be an issue for anyone, but could be. But the set of
> people who could care is basically just backup tool authors, so
> hopefully they'll notice this thread, or that list.

I'm aware of several tools that use pg_basebackup but they are using the 
command-line tool, not the server protocol directly.

Personally, I'm in favor of simplifying the code on the server side. If 
anyone is using the protocol directly (which I kind of doubt) I imagine 
they would want to take advantage of all the new features that have been 
added.

Regards,
-David