Re: [PATCHES] Version checking when loading psql

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>, <pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Version checking when loading psql
Date: 2001-11-21 22:12:06
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.30.0111212203080.614-100000@peter.localdomain
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Tom Lane writes:

> I'm of two minds about it. It'd annoy *me*, but I know we have seen
> trouble reports from people who were using version-mismatched psql
> and didn't understand why some \d commands didn't work. Maybe we
> should be catering more to newbies here.

Maybe only print the warning when a \d command is used (immediately
before or after). However, I'd much rather make the \d commands
compatible a version or two back.

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net

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