Re: [PATCH] 8.5 TODO: Add comments to output indicating version of pg_dump and of the database server

Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>, Jim Cox <shakahshakah@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, David Fetter <david@fetter.org>
Date: 2010-02-23T21:49:32Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Robert Haas wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> > Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
> >> Tom Lane escribi?:
> >>> That would be an argument for sticking this in the next CF, not for
> >>> applying it now --- it was submitted after the close of the last CF no?
> >
> >> Sep. 29 2009?
> >
> > Oh, I was thinking it had just come in recently, but looking back you're
> > right. ?It did slip through the cracks.
> >
> > However, has the patch actually been reviewed? ?pg_dump is a piece of
> > code where it is notoriously easy for novices to do things wrong,
> > and this is especially true for adding output that should only come out
> > in particular cases.
> 
> It's a fairly trivial patch.  I took a quick look at it.  It needs
> more than that, but I think not too much more.  I think it would be
> less effort for someone to review it and make a decision than it would
> be to keep it as an open item for the next 6 months.

Agreed, applied, and TODO updated.

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