The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 2045
Logged by: Akio Iwaasa
Email address: a-iwaasa@sol.dti.ne.jp
PostgreSQL version: 8.0 , 8.1
Operating system: RedHat EL ES 3.0
Description: test_fsync "-f" option
Details:

Dear Sirs,

This is a bug report of fsync test tool
(src/tools/fsync/test_fsync.c), not of
PostgreSQL server.

This tool's "-f filename" option is ignored.
This tool always uses FSYNC_FILENAME
(/var/tmp/test_fsync.out) when open file.

Sincerely yours,
Akio Iwaasa

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Akio Iwaasa wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 2045
> Logged by: Akio Iwaasa
> Email address: a-iwaasa@sol.dti.ne.jp
> PostgreSQL version: 8.0 , 8.1
> Operating system: RedHat EL ES 3.0
> Description: test_fsync "-f" option
> Details:
>
> Dear Sirs,
>
> This is a bug report of fsync test tool
> (src/tools/fsync/test_fsync.c), not of
> PostgreSQL server.
>
> This tool's "-f filename" option is ignored.
> This tool always uses FSYNC_FILENAME
> (/var/tmp/test_fsync.out) when open file.

Fixed in 8.1.X and CVS HEAD. Thanks for the report.

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