Re: new --maintenance-db options

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: new --maintenance-db options
Date: 2012-08-23 13:36:23
Message-ID: 10448.1345728983@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> On Sun, 2012-06-24 at 01:26 +0300, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> About the new --maintenance-db options:
>>
>> Why was this option not added to createuser and dropuser? In the
>> original discussion[0] they were mentioned, but it apparently never
>> made it into the code.

> What should we do with this? Add the option to createuser and dropuser
> now, and think about a more permanent/useful/complete solution in 9.3?

IMO it is now too late for 9.2 ... especially if you're of the opinion
that the current design is bad. Propagating a wrong choice into even
more places doesn't seem like a step forward.

regards, tom lane

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