Re: Showing parallel status in \df+

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)BlueTreble(dot)com>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>, Rushabh Lathia <rushabh(dot)lathia(at)gmail(dot)com>, Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, PostgreSQL mailing lists <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Masao Fujii <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Showing parallel status in \df+
Date: 2016-10-01 00:47:38
Message-ID: 25307.1475282858@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)BlueTreble(dot)com> writes:
> On 9/28/16 2:59 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> My vote (which was not counted by Stephen) was to remove it from \df+
>> altogether. I stand by that. People who are used to seeing the output
>> in \df+ will wonder "where the heck did it go" and eventually figure it
>> out, at which point it's no longer a problem. We're not breaking
>> anyone's scripts, that's for sure.
>>
>> If we're not removing it, I +0 support the option of moving it to
>> footers. I'm -1 on doing nothing.

> I agree with everything Alvaro just said.

Well, alternatively, can we get a consensus for doing that? People
did speak against removing PL source code from \df+ altogether, but
maybe they're willing to reconsider if the alternative is doing nothing.

Personally I'm on the edge of washing my hands of the whole thing...

regards, tom lane

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