Re: BUG #5448: psql \set does not terminate if variable is referenced recursively - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Kevin Grittner
Subject Re: BUG #5448: psql \set does not terminate if variable is referenced recursively
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Msg-id 4BE16A7D02000025000312F0@gw.wicourts.gov
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In response to Re: BUG #5448: psql \set does not terminate if variable is referenced recursively  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:

> I think we need to add an explicit recursion test and suppress
> further expansion of the variable when we see it

> We can definitely print a message

Sounds perfect to me.

-Kevin

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