Re: [HACKERS] Re: [SQL] Proposed Changes to PostgreSQL
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: chris@bitmead.com
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org, pgsql-sql@postgreSQL.org
Date: 2000-02-03T04:22:05Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> Tom Lane wrote: > > > Again, I think you've got the default backwards. I remind you also > > of something we've been beating on Peter about: psql is an application > > scripting tool, so you don't get to redefine its behavior at whim, > > anymore than you can change libpq's API at whim. > > If this is the only objection, we could make the old behaviour available > by a SET command, as well as a command-line switch, as well as a > ./configure option. > > I hope we can get the best design here possible without over-emphasis > on compatibility. SET command is probably the best. -- Bruce Momjian | http://www.op.net/~candle pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026