Re: [HACKERS] BUG #3799: csvlog skips some logs

Tom Lane wrote:
> "depesz" <depesz(at)depesz(dot)com> writes:
>
>> Description: csvlog skips some logs
>>
>
> The point here is that CSV-format log output doesn't include the
> DETAIL, HINT, or context (QUERY/STATEMENT/CONTEXT) lines that
> you might get with normal output.
>
> I suppose this was intentional in order to keep the CSV output
> format manageable, but I have to wonder whether it's really a
> good idea. I can see the argument that you probably don't need
> to log HINTs, but the other stuff might be important. Particularly
> the STATEMENT.
>
> Comments?
>
>
>

I don't recall making such a conscious intention - not sure about others
whose fingers have been in the pie. More likely it's just oversight. In
general, I'd say that the log content should be independent of the
format. I can't see any very good reason for text logs to have different
content from CSV logs.

cheers

andrew