Forbid invalid combination of options in pg_basebackup.
Commit 56c7d8d4 allowed pg_basebackup to stream WAL in tar mode. But there is the restriction that WAL streaming in tar mode works only when the value - (dash) is not specified as output directory. This means that the combination of three options "-D -", "-F t" and "-X stream" is invalid. However, previously, even when those options were specified at the same time, pg_basebackup background process unexpectedly started streaming WAL. And then it exited with an error. This commit changes pg_basebackup so that it errors out on such invalid combination of options at the beginning. Reviewed by Magnus Hagander, and patch by me.
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