Re: libpq host/hostaddr/conninfo inconsistencies - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andres Freund
Subject Re: libpq host/hostaddr/conninfo inconsistencies
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Msg-id 20190214180758.bdotvq5deszks43p@alap3.anarazel.de
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In response to Re: libpq host/hostaddr/conninfo inconsistencies  (Fabien COELHO <coelho@cri.ensmp.fr>)
Responses Re: libpq host/hostaddr/conninfo inconsistencies  (Fabien COELHO <coelho@cri.ensmp.fr>)
Re: libpq host/hostaddr/conninfo inconsistencies  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
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Hi,

On 2018-10-26 09:21:51 +0200, Fabien COELHO wrote:
> (1) you are somehow against changing the current implementation, eg erroring
> out on possibly misleading configurations, because you do not think it is
> really useful to help users in those cases.

I find this formulation somewhat passive aggressive.


> (2) you are not against improving the documentation, although you find it
> clear enough already, but you agree that some people could get confused.
> 
> The attached patch v4 only improves the documentation so that it reflects
> what the implementation really does. I think it too bad to leave out the
> user-friendly aspects of the patch, though.

Robert, any chance you could opine on the doc patch, given that's your
suggested direction?

- Andres


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