| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | "Ross J(dot) Reedstrom" <reedstrm(at)rice(dot)edu>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Patrick Welche <prlw1(at)newn(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk>, Peter Mount <peter(at)retep(dot)org(dot)uk>, Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: psql and readline |
| Date: | 2003-02-19 15:30:06 |
| Message-ID: | 11476.1045668606@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> Ross J. Reedstrom wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2003 at 12:03:44AM +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>>> I don't like adding code to support every configuration that someone
>>> dreamed up but no one actually needs.
>>
>> Hmm, isn't this exactly what configure is for?
> Configure is for such tests --- you are right, and we already test two
> places.
I have to side with Ross also. Configure makes many tests that are
designed for situations much less common than his. I don't see
the reason for refusing to accommodate this one.
(Not that I've looked at the details of the patch, mind you. But in
principle it seems reasonable.)
regards, tom lane
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