Re: Potentially misleading name of libpq pass phrase hook - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Potentially misleading name of libpq pass phrase hook
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Msg-id 20638.1589588510@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Potentially misleading name of libpq pass phrase hook  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
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Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> writes:
> On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 3:03 PM Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se> wrote:
>> Since we haven't shipped this there is still time to rename, which IMO
>> is the right way forward.  PQsslKeyPassHook_<library>_type would be one
>> option, but perhaps there are better alternatives?

> ISTM this should be renamed yeah -- and it should probably go on the open
> item lists, and with the schedule for the beta perhaps dealt with rather
> urgently?

+1.  Once beta1 is out the cost to change the name goes up noticeably.
Not that we *couldn't* do it later, but it'd be better to have it be
right in beta1.

            regards, tom lane



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