Re: [HACKERS] Re: [SQL] Proposed Changes to PostgreSQL

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: chris(at)bitmead(dot)com
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org, pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Re: [SQL] Proposed Changes to PostgreSQL
Date: 2000-02-03 04:22:05
Message-ID: 200002030422.XAA04499@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Tom Lane wrote:
>
> > Again, I think you've got the default backwards. I remind you also
> > of something we've been beating on Peter about: psql is an application
> > scripting tool, so you don't get to redefine its behavior at whim,
> > anymore than you can change libpq's API at whim.
>
> If this is the only objection, we could make the old behaviour available
> by a SET command, as well as a command-line switch, as well as a
> ./configure option.
>
> I hope we can get the best design here possible without over-emphasis
> on compatibility.

SET command is probably the best.

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