Re: [SQL] Proposed Changes to PostgreSQL

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.