On 1/2/07,
Joshua D. Drake <
jd@commandprompt.com> wrote:
E.g., no GUC parameter. Just change the behavior or don't.
Please refer the conversation beginning at:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-05/msg00249.php That is where this TODO item came from. In the conversation, it was understood that such a change would break many applications, hence one of the option was to introduce a GUC var and keep it on by default, and a couple of releases later, remove the GUC and make the behaviour default (
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-05/msg00273.php).
This would help the programmers can realize that they are doing something wrong, and they can make appropriate changes to their code.
The usability of the GUC comes in a production environment, where it is not possible to change the application. The DBA can buy some time by turning the GUC var off.
I submitted a patch, which was incorrect and incomplete as I was _very_ new to PGSQL. I could not follow up on it as I was switching jobs at the time.
Tom objected to the default=ON setting for the GUC.
The TODO has been declared "misconceived", but I guess there's still interest out here. Would like to finish it once we reach a consensus.
Best regards,
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