On 2019-May-02, Jeff Janes wrote: > I think the error message wording is OK, I think it should be thrown > earlier, before the "Creating dump of database schemas" (which can take a > long time), and preferably before either database is even started. So > ideally it would be something like: > > > Performing Consistency Checks > ----------------------------- > Checking cluster versions > Checking file cloning support > File cloning not supported on this platform > Failure, exiting > > > When something is doomed to fail, we should report the failure as early as > feasibly detectable.
I agree -- this check should be done before checking the database contents. Maybe even before "Checking cluster versions". -- Álvaro Herrera https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
