Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Strengthen warnings about using pg_dump's -i option.

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> momjian(at)postgresql(dot)org (Bruce Momjian) writes:
> >>> Strengthen warnings about using pg_dump's -i option.
> >>
> >> The proposed TODO item was not about doing this, it was about removing
> >> the option altogether. AFAICS it's a foot-gun and nothing else --- why
> >> do we have it?
>
> > I thought the simple fix was to just have a better warning and see how
> > that works in practice. There was some concern from people about
> > removing it without more feedback/warning. I am happy to remove it.
>
> My proposal would be to continue to accept the option but just ignore it
> (ie, error out on version mismatch whether or not -i is given). This
> way we wouldn't break any scripts that use the option, but things would
> still be safe.

A larger question is why the option was added in the first place.

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