Re: In pg_upgrade, remove 'set -x' from test script. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: In pg_upgrade, remove 'set -x' from test script.
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Msg-id 20121204044748.GE30893@momjian.us
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In response to Re: In pg_upgrade, remove 'set -x' from test script.  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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On Mon, Dec  3, 2012 at 11:38:03PM -0500, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-12-03 at 23:26 -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec  3, 2012 at 11:24:08PM -0500, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > > Why was this change made?
> > 
> > I asked Andrew and he had no idea why a 'set -x' would be in the script.
> > I ran the script and saw the commands being echoed.  Was that
> > intentional?
> 
> yes
> 
> > If so, I can add it back,
> 
> please
> 
> > but it would be good to add a
> > comment as to why it was being used, because Andrew and I had no idea,
> > and thought it was a mistake.
> 
> Well, it is so you can see what's being run in case you see failures or
> odd output.  It's usually fairly self-evident what set -x does, but feel
> free to comment it.

OK, added, with a comment.  When the script ends, the set -x is a little
verbose for my liking.  It makes it look like something is wrong ---
perhaps we should set +x there.

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