Re: Error codes revisited

From: greg(at)turnstep(dot)com
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Error codes revisited
Date: 2003-03-05 14:51:17
Message-ID: cc265fea25d053ab227eeb2fbad5524a@biglumber.com
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> The *last* thing we need is a half-baked stopgap solution that we'll
> have to be backwards-compatible with forevermore. Fix it right or
> don't do it at all, is MHO.

I agree.

> There is still barely enough time to do the long-threatened protocol
> revision for 7.4, if we suck it up and get started on that now. I've
> been avoiding the issue myself, because it seems generally boring and
> thankless work, but maybe it's time to face up to it?

Definitely. Sure seems to be a lot involved, looking at the TODO page.
Which brings up another question - if a protocol change doesn't warrant
a bump to 8.0, what does? :)

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Greg Sabino Mullane greg(at)turnstep(dot)com
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