| From: | Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> |
|---|---|
| To: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Improved \df(+) in psql + backward-compatibility |
| Date: | 2005-08-29 12:12:37 |
| Message-ID: | 200508290812.37627.xzilla@users.sourceforge.net |
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On Monday 29 August 2005 00:33, Tom Lane wrote:
> David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> > On a slightly related note, I've noticed that psql isn't backward
> > compatible.
>
> We have never expected psql's \d commands to work against older server
> versions, and two months after feature freeze isn't the time to start
> making that happen.
>
That said, number of folks have looked at this problem and agree it would be
nice to do, they just haven't formed a consensus on how to do it. If you
have a plan for how you would want to approach this in 8.2, feel free to post
it.
--
Robert Treat
Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
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