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Re: Remove pg_dump -i option (was Re: Proposed patch: synchronized_scanning GUC variable)
- From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
- To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
- Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com>, Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, "Jonah H. Harris" <jonah(dot)harris(at)gmail(dot)com>
- Subject: Re: Remove pg_dump -i option (was Re: Proposed patch: synchronized_scanning GUC variable)
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:02:03 -0500 (EST)
Tom Lane wrote: > Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes: > > Am Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2008 schrieb Alvaro Herrera: > >> Effect: we would stop receiving complaints that an old pg_dump can talk > >> to a server that most likely is incompatible with it. People would > >> learn on the spot that they must install the newer pg_dump. > > > I think a more moderate measure might be to clarify the error message > > "aborting because of version mismatch (Use the -i option to proceed > > anyway.)\n" > > I would be satisfied with that if I thought people would actually read > the message. My complaint is really directed at certain admin packages > (and they know who they are) that invoke pg_dump *by default*, behind > the user's back, with -i. Oh? That isn't good. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://postgres.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +
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