Re: libpq "service" parameter not documented as not allowed inside a pg_service file

On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 04:52:48PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 06:52:42PM -0700, David Johnston wrote:
> > While the fact that you cannot do:
> >
> > [service_template]
> > host=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> >
> > [service_db1]
> > dbname=db1
> > service=service_template
> >
> > seems obvious there is nothing in the documentation that says this is
> > prohibited; and attempting a simple alias entry:
>
> I have developed the attached patch to warn users that nesting of
> service entries is not supported. I prefer code warnings over
> documentation because the user gets the warning as soon as they try
> something, rather than having to hunt in the documentation. I don't
> think this issue has come up enough to warrant a doc mention too though.

Patch applied. Thanks for the report.

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