Re: [PATCH] Doc: document standard_conforming_strings dump/restore incompatibility

On Thu, Jun 18, 2026 at 11:34:46AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 01:29:09PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> >> I'm inclined to do more or less the attached, which also fixes what
> >> seems a thinko in the existing text: we should say that clients still
> >> support standard_conforming_strings = off, not
> >> escape_string_warning = off.
>
> > I have applied a slightly modified version to master, attached. The git
> > commit suggested this problem, but I didn't understand the impact at the
> > time I read it.
>
> This didn't correct the point I complained of above: it still says
>
> Client applications still support <literal>escape_string_warning = off</literal> for compatibility with old servers.
>
> The notion of a client "supporting" escape_string_warning seems quite
> meaningless. I think this intended to say standard_conforming_strings =
> off.

Ah, yes, I see my mistake now. Attached patch applied using your wording.

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