Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: > Oh, well, if we have a working tar available, then it's not so bad. I > was thinking we couldn't really count on that, especially on Windows.
I think the existing precedent is to skip the test if tar isn't there, cf pg_basebackup/t/010_pg_basebackup.pl. But certainly the majority of buildfarm animals have it. regards, tom lane