Re: [BUGS] *.sql contrib files contain unresolvable MODULE_PATHNAME

From: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan(at)kaltenbrunner(dot)cc>, PostgreSQL <Pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [BUGS] *.sql contrib files contain unresolvable MODULE_PATHNAME
Date: 2011-10-12 15:24:33
Message-ID: 4E95B131.4010505@enterprisedb.com
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On 12.10.2011 18:20, Tom Lane wrote:
> Heikki Linnakangas<heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
>> On 12.10.2011 17:33, Magnus Hagander wrote:
>>> How about adding something like
>>> -- \\psql_hates_this
>>> -- rest of comment
>>>
>>> and then at least have new versions of psql find that and stop
>>> processing the file with a more useful error at that point? Or maybe
>>> that's overengineering..
>
>> Overengineering IMHO. Besides, if a psql poison comment like that
>> exists, then we'd have to be careful not to emit one elsewhere. Think
>> pg_dump, if someone puts that comment in a function body...
>
> Well, it can't be a comment, but what about a real psql command?
> See my suggestion of using \echo.

Frankly I think a comment is sufficient. We can make it more complicated
later if people are still confused.

--
Heikki Linnakangas
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com

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