Re: Bug #880: COMMENT ON DATABASE depends on current - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Rod Taylor
Subject Re: Bug #880: COMMENT ON DATABASE depends on current
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Msg-id 1043704740.68971.59.camel@jester
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In response to Re: Bug #880: COMMENT ON DATABASE depends on current database  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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> > I tend to think that the functionality to give comments to databases
> > should either be redone to work right (for example by storing the comme=
nt
> > in a global table (but think about the encoding problems)) or be ripped
> > out.  Right now the feature to give a comment to a database you presuma=
bly
> > already know (since you connected to it) does not seem to justify the
> > confusion it causes.
>=20
> Good analysis.  Is removal actually the best solution?

Front-ends like pg_admin actually make pretty good use out of it.

--=20
Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca>

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