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Since 0d8c9c1, pg_basebackup would generate an error if connected to a backend version older than 12 where backup manifests are not supported. Avoiding this error is possible by using the --no-manifest option. This error handling could be confusing for some users, where patching a backup script that interacts with multiple backend versions would cause the addition of --no-manifest to potentially not generate a backup manifest even for Postgres 13 and newer versions. As we want to encourage the use of backup manifests as much as possible, this commit silently disables manifests where not supported, instead of generating an error. While on it, rework a bit the code to make it more consistent with the surroundings when generating the BASE_BACKUP command. Per discussion with Andres Freund, Stephen Frost, Robert Haas, Álvaro Herrera, Kyotaro Horiguchi, Tom Lane, David Steele, and me. Author: Michael Paquier Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20200410080910.GZ1606@paquier.xyz
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