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Re: Adding extension default version to \dx

Julien Rouhaud <rjuju123@gmail.com> — 2025-01-10T12:37:17Z

Hi,

On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 01:04:14PM +0100, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> In an effort to make at least a couple of more people realize they have to
> run ALTER EXTENSION UPDATE after they've upgraded an extension,  as well as
> make it a bit easier to realize when you have to do it, I propose we add
> the default version of an extension to \dx in psql.

+1, I need the info very often and \dx is way faster than writing a query for
that when I need it, especially since \dx output is not too big.

> We currently show the
> installed version in the schema, but no indications that a newer one might
> be installed on the system.
> 
> PFA a patch to do this.

Patch LGTM, tested locally and I like the output.