Re: [PATCH] Add EXPLAIN (ALL) shorthand

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Euler Taveira <euler(at)timbira(dot)com(dot)br>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Евгений Шишкин <itparanoia(at)gmail(dot)com>, David Christensen <david(at)endpoint(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add EXPLAIN (ALL) shorthand
Date: 2016-05-21 15:48:40
Message-ID: 55685.1463845720@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"David G. Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 10:32 AM, Euler Taveira <euler(at)timbira(dot)com(dot)br>
> wrote:
>> I wouldn't like a command output controlled by GUC. EXPLAIN is used a
>> lot in bug/performance reports.

> And most of the time the choice of options is totally arbitrary based upon
> the mood and experience of the user, so what's it matter if they saved a
> few keystrokes and set the GUC in the .psqlrc file?

We've learned repeatedly that GUCs that affect command semantics are
dangerous. I do not think there's enough justification for that here.

regards, tom lane

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