Re: drop if exists remainder - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: drop if exists remainder
Date
Msg-id 200603032040.k23KecV10321@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: drop if exists remainder  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> >>>Chris KL said it should be done for all on the grounds of consistency.
> >>>But I will happily stop right now if that's not the general view - I'm
> >>>only doing this to complete something I started.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Well, my use-case was to be able to wrap "pg_dump -c" output in
> >>begin/commit tags and being able to run and re-run such dumps without
> >>errors.  Basically I don't like 'acceptable errors' when restoring dumps
> >>:)  They just confuse newer users especially.
> >>
> >>I also just like consistency :)
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Makes sense.
> >
> >
> >
>
> What's the consensus on this? Nobody else has chimed in, so I'm inclined
> to do no more on the gounds of insufficient demand. Let's decide before
> too much bitrot occurs, though.

I kind of liked it, but I think I was the only one.

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