Re: Version number in psql banner - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Darcy Buskermolen
Subject Re: Version number in psql banner
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Msg-id 200509011034.03350.darcy@wavefire.com
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In response to Version number in psql banner  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: Version number in psql banner
Re: Version number in psql banner
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On Thursday 01 September 2005 08:30, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> A release or two ago we added the version number to the psql welcome
> banner. I noticed that quite a few people interpret that as the server
> version. Somehow, the explicit display of the version numbers leads them to
> make inferences that they would otherwise not bother about.  Has anyone
> else experienced that?  I suppose there was a reason we added the version
> number there, but I can't recall it.  Could we make that more clear?

Yes I've seen the same frustration from users,  I think the banner should say 
something along the lines of "psql client version foo connected to server bar 
version sfoo" 

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Darcy Buskermolen
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