Re: psql show URL with help

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Euler Taveira <euler(at)timbira(dot)com(dot)br>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: psql show URL with help
Date: 2019-02-22 17:40:31
Message-ID: 16754.1550857231@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Euler Taveira <euler(at)timbira(dot)com(dot)br> writes:
> I'm not suggesting that we replace version number using the latest
> version URL. However, we could prevent URL to be shown if the version
> mismatch. If psql wasn't backward compatible we shouldn't care but it
> is. Someone could be confused as I said earlier.

I tend to agree with Peter that showing the URL is actually better
than not doing so, in such a case --- it might remind the user
which version the help text is for.

regards, tom lane

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