From: "Takayuki Tsunakawa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> How about mimicing postgres with a script that starts gdb to run > postgres? That is, rename the original postgres module to > postgres.org and create a shell script named postgres like this: > > #!/bin/bash > gdb postgres $*
Sorry, this should be postgres.org $*. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Takayuki Tsunakawa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gregory Stark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PostgreSQL Hackers" <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:37 AM Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Question about debugging bootstrapping and catalog entries > Hello, Mr. Stark > >> Are there any tricks people have for debugging bootstrapping > processing? I >> just need to know what index it's trying to build here and that > should be >> enough to point me in the right direction: > > As Mr. Lane says, it would be best to be able to make postgres sleep > for an arbitrary time. The direction may be either a command line > option or an environment variable (like BOOTSTRAP_SLEEP) or both. iI > think the env variable is easy to handle n this case. > > How about mimicing postgres with a script that starts gdb to run > postgres? That is, rename the original postgres module to > postgres.org and create a shell script named postgres like this: > > #!/bin/bash > gdb postgres $* > > Tell me if it works. > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at > > http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq