Re: \password in psql help

From: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: \password in psql help
Date: 2008-03-26 15:42:01
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:35:22 -0400
Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
> >>> The \password command appears to be documented in the psql
> >>> reference page, but not included in the output of the \? command.
> >>> Is there any actual reason for that, or should I just apply the
> >>> attached patch?
>
> > Just to be sure - this is non-backpatch stuff, correct?
>
> You could argue it either way, I think. Lack of documentation is
> a bug, but hardly a critical one. Since you're adding a string it
> would create new work for translators, but it still seems better
> if the entry is there and untranslated than not there at all.
>
Heh, that's only slightly clearer than what I had before I asked the
question ;-) But - will go ahead and backpatch then.

//Magnus

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