Re: Remove pg_dump -i option (was Re: Proposed patch: synchronized_scanning GUC variable)

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com>, Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, "Jonah H(dot) Harris" <jonah(dot)harris(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Remove pg_dump -i option (was Re: Proposed patch: synchronized_scanning GUC variable)
Date: 2008-01-31 16:02:03
Message-ID: 200801311602.m0VG23C28750@momjian.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> > Am Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2008 schrieb Alvaro Herrera:
> >> Effect: we would stop receiving complaints that an old pg_dump can talk
> >> to a server that most likely is incompatible with it. People would
> >> learn on the spot that they must install the newer pg_dump.
>
> > I think a more moderate measure might be to clarify the error message
> > "aborting because of version mismatch (Use the -i option to proceed
> > anyway.)\n"
>
> I would be satisfied with that if I thought people would actually read
> the message. My complaint is really directed at certain admin packages
> (and they know who they are) that invoke pg_dump *by default*, behind
> the user's back, with -i.

Oh? That isn't good.

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