Re: [HACKERS] Re: [BUGS] First experiences with Postgresql 7.0
Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org>
From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, Rolf Grossmann <grossman@securitas.net>, pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org
Date: 2000-02-24T23:04:18Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs, pgsql-hackers
On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Using -f would work if you hadn't already overloaded it with another
> > meaning; but as you say I don't much want to add line numbers to all
> > the regress test expected outputs. (That would mean that
> > adding/deleting lines in a test would create many bogus differences
> > further down in its output, which would be a pain in the neck for the
> > initial hand-validation of the changed output.)
> >
> > So I vote for a switch that suppresses reading psqlrc ...
> >
>
> Yes, but are there cases where we would want psqlrc values set? Should
> we specifically set all the variables ourselves on startup, just
> over-riding what is in psqlrc?
IMHO, the regression tests are based on a snapshot where psql is in a
'default state' ... why would we want psqlrc values set?
Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy
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