Tom Lane wrote:
> Well, personally I haven't read the core code yet, since it's not commit fest yet ;-). I don't know whether there are any issues there, but it wouldn't surprise me given the number of issues in the control code.
>
> regards, tom lane
>
I'm biased because I wrote the patch. However -- I think the core is
commitable (it won't break anything else, or have complex dependencies
or bloat).
The issue of $COLUMNS was identified as unresolved at the time the patch
was submitted, and I think it's the only bit in serious question.