Re: [DOCS] Use of 'now' - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [DOCS] Use of 'now'
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Msg-id 12802.1005842176@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [DOCS] Use of 'now'  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Thomas Lockhart writes:
>> Previous versions of PostgreSQL can and will generate dump files which
>> have 'current'. I did make it equivalent to 'now' for at least the 7.2
>> series of releases.

> I don't think this is a good idea.  If someone really relied on 'current'
> for his application, substituting 'now' for it is not going to make things
> better.  If it's done silently it will definitely make things worse.

I hadn't thought about it, but I believe Peter is right.  Rejecting
'current' is better than silently translating it to 'now'.  We have
removed this feature and we shouldn't try to paper over the fact.
        regards, tom lane


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