Re: [Proposal] Level4 Warnings show many shadow vars

On 2019-12-18 10:55, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> On 2019-Dec-18, Michael Paquier wrote:
>
>> Let's take one example. The changes in pg_dump/ like
>> /progname/prog_name/ have just been done in haste, without actual
>> thoughts about how the problem ought to be fixed. And in this case,
>> something which could be more adapted is to remove the argument from
>> usage() because progname is a global variable, initialized from the
>> beginning in pg_restore.
>
> We discussed progname as a global/local before -- IIRC in the thread
> that introduced the frontend logging API -- and while I think the whole
> issue could stand some improvement, we shouldn't let it be driven by
> minor changes; that'll only make it more confusing. IMO if we want it
> improved, a larger change (involving the bunch of frontend programs) is
> what to look for. Maybe what you suggest is an improvement, though
> (certainly the "prog_name" patch wasn't).

This thread is still in the commit fest, but it's apparently gone as far
as it will, so I've set it to "Committed" for lack of a "partial" status.

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