> Tom Lane wrote:
>
> > Again, I think you've got the default backwards. I remind you also
> > of something we've been beating on Peter about: psql is an application
> > scripting tool, so you don't get to redefine its behavior at whim,
> > anymore than you can change libpq's API at whim.
>
> If this is the only objection, we could make the old behaviour available
> by a SET command, as well as a command-line switch, as well as a
> ./configure option.
>
> I hope we can get the best design here possible without over-emphasis
> on compatibility.
SET command is probably the best.
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