Re: psql show URL with help

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Euler Taveira <euler@timbira.com.br>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2019-02-22T17:40:31Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Euler Taveira <euler@timbira.com.br> writes:
> I'm not suggesting that we replace version number using the latest
> version URL. However, we could prevent URL to be shown if the version
> mismatch. If psql wasn't backward compatible we shouldn't care but it
> is. Someone could be confused as I said earlier.

I tend to agree with Peter that showing the URL is actually better
than not doing so, in such a case --- it might remind the user
which version the help text is for.

			regards, tom lane


Commits

  1. psql: Add documentation URL to \help output