Re: Remove error message hints mentioning configure options

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

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@enterprisedb.com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2022-04-07T13:49:01Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> writes:
> On 2022-04-07 09:19:14 +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> I think these hints are usually not useful since users will use packaged
>> distributions and won't be interested in rebuilding their installation from
>> source.

> +1

+1, those hints are from another era.

> The xml stuff is at least old, but compression_1 isn't. I think we've tried to
> avoid long alternative output files where everything fails due to being
> unsupported for a while now? Robert, Dilip? See uses of :skip_test in various
> tests.

Agreed, we have a better technology now for stub test results.  Come
to think of it, xml.sql really ought to be redone along the same lines.

			regards, tom lane



Commits

  1. Remove error message hints mentioning configure options