Re: bytea vs. pg_dump

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Bernd Helmle <mailings(at)oopsware(dot)de>, Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
Subject: Re: bytea vs. pg_dump
Date: 2009-08-04 16:47:39
Message-ID: 7722.1249404459@sss.pgh.pa.us
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I wrote:
> While I've been poking at the pg_dump issues, it's occurred to me that
> changing the default would be a great forcing function for finding out
> any lurking problems. What I'm inclined to do now is to commit it
> *with* the change of default, and let it be that way at least for a
> few alpha-test releases. We can vote on whether to switch the default
> back before 8.5 final.

For the archives, attached is a patch to switch the default and then
make pg_dump force use of hex mode. This is just so we won't forget
what needs changing if we decide to switch the default back ...

regards, tom lane

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