Re: psql, remove include of psqlscan.c
John R Pierce <pierce@hogranch.com>
From: John R Pierce <pierce@hogranch.com>
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2012-09-27T15:48:38Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On 09/27/12 8:41 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > But I think I see what Tom objection to it is: if we "export" this > capability to libpq applications, then we set it in stone to a certain > extent: exactly how things are split would become part of the API, so to > speak. Upgrading to a newer libpq could break application code that > worked with the previous release's by splitting things differently. > > I don't currently have an opinion on whether this is a bad thing or not. > Who wants to argue for/against? I wonder if it shouldn't be in a separate 'helper' library, as it has no direct ties to any libpq internals. -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast