Re: gaussian distribution pgbench -- splits Bv6

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Fabien COELHO <coelho(at)cri(dot)ensmp(dot)fr>
Cc: Mitsumasa KONDO <kondo(dot)mitsumasa(at)gmail(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: gaussian distribution pgbench -- splits Bv6
Date: 2014-07-24 20:01:19
Message-ID: 20140724200119.GI5475@eldon.alvh.no-ip.org
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Fabien COELHO wrote:

> I also have a problem with assert & Assert. I finally figured out
> that Assert is not compiled in by default, thus it is generally
> ignored. So it is more for debugging purposes when activated than
> for guarding against some unexpected user errors.

Yes, Assert() is for debugging during development. If you need to deal
with user error, use regular if () and exit() as appropriate (ereport()
in the backend). We mostly avoid assert() in our own code.

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Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services

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