Re: [WIP] pg_ping utility

On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 7:50 AM, Michael Paquier
<michael.paquier@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Phil Sorber <phil@omniti.com> wrote:
>>
>> Something I was just thinking about while testing this again. I
>> mentioned the issue before about someone meaning to put -v and putting
>> -V instead and it being a potential source of problems. What about
>> making verbose the default and removing -v and adding -q to make it
>> quiet? This would also match other tools behavior. I want to get this
>> wrapped up and I am fine with it as is, but just wanted to ask what
>> others thought.
>
> Bruce mentionned that pg_isready could be used directly by pg_ctl -w.
> Default as being non-verbose would make sense. What are the other tools you
> are thinking about? Some utilities in core?

I think Bruce meant that PQPing() is used by pg_ctl -w, not that he
would use pg_isready.

I was just thinking that if someone is going to use it in a script
adding -q won't be a big deal. If someone wants to use it by hand
adding -v could become cumbersome.

>
> Except if you change the default behavior, let's change this patch status as
> ready to committer.
>
> Thanks,
>
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