Re: Suggestion: Issue warning when calling SET TRANSACTION outside transaction block

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Amit Kapila <amit(dot)kapila16(at)gmail(dot)com>, Morten Hustveit <morten(at)eventures(dot)vc>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Suggestion: Issue warning when calling SET TRANSACTION outside transaction block
Date: 2013-11-28 22:18:28
Message-ID: 20131128221828.GB20216@momjian.us
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On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 04:51:14PM -0500, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> >> Seems broadly reasonable, but I'd use "no other effect" throughout.
> >
> > That sounds awkward, e.g.:
> >
> > Issuing <command>ROLLBACK</> outside of a transaction
> > block emits a warning but has no other effect.
> >
> > I could live with this:
> >
> > Issuing <command>ROLLBACK</> outside of a transaction
> > block has no effect except emitting a warning.
>
> I prefer the first version, but that's obviously a judgement call.

How about:

Issuing <command>ROLLBACK</> outside of a transaction
block has the sole effect of emitting a warning.

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