Re: Exporting PGINTERVALSTYLE prevents access to older server versions

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: PG Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Exporting PGINTERVALSTYLE prevents access to older server versions
Date: 2008-11-25 13:31:38
Message-ID: 14891.1227619898@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> Exporting PGINTERVALSTYLE causes errors of the following kind when
> connecting to an older server version:

> psql: FATAL: unrecognized configuration parameter "intervalstyle"

Ooops.

> (What is the use case for this variable anyway? Is it there just
> because PGDATESTYLE was there previously?)

Pretty much. I'd be fine with taking it out entirely.

regards, tom lane

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