Re: PSQL commands not backwards-compatible - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: PSQL commands not backwards-compatible
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Msg-id 3989.1125516275@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: PSQL commands not backwards-compatible  ("Jim C. Nasby" <jnasby@pervasive.com>)
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"Jim C. Nasby" <jnasby@pervasive.com> writes:
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 02:05:13PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I like this better than Bruce's recent proposal to print a warning at
>> psql startup, because it emits the info when you actually need it.
>> How many people pay attention to psql's startup banner at all?

> Aren't there other compatability issues as well?

Not unless you can point to one.  Traditionally psql works fine with
other releases for everything except the \d commands, and AFAIK the
same is true this time around.

            regards, tom lane

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