From: | "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com> |
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To: | pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: PSQL commands not backwards-compatible |
Date: | 2005-08-30 23:57:03 |
Message-ID: | 37ff65fd58f648f1bb7ff9abc42a6a6a@biglumber.com |
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Tom Lane wrote:
>>> This isn't a bug, it's a feature request. We've never had backwards
>>> compatibility of psql backslash commands.
>> In the past, most of these usually worked.
> They've been broken on a fairly regular basis in past releases.
> Certainly 7.3 broke every single one because of the addition of
> schema syntax ...
I think that example is the exception, and not the rule. All
other versions /except/ 7.3 worked for the most part with older
versions. I think this is a worthy goal. We don't have to try
and go back to 7.2 or anything, but I think most users would
presume that psql would at least work on at least the previous
version.
If it's the beta timing, I can understand that, but there wasn't all
this fuss when I made psql backwards-compatible last time for
tablespaces. Also, I would think the no new feature rule could
be bent a little here, considering that psql is a relatively
small standalone app, and, as pointed out, we are definitely going
to see people complain about this on the list. A little bit of
effort now will make the project look much better in the long run.
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