Re: Patch to psql to allow SEARCH_PATH to be set from env - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Scott Goodwin
Subject Re: Patch to psql to allow SEARCH_PATH to be set from env
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Msg-id 868B0005-5BE7-11D8-91F4-000A95A0910A@scottg.net
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In response to Re: Patch to psql to allow SEARCH_PATH to be set from env  (Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
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On Feb 10, 2004, at 9:51 AM, Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:

> I have the feeling it wouldn't have been accepted because it was kind
> of 'arbitrary'.  It's generally a good idea to ask the -hackers list
> first if a patch is worth writing before actually writing it ;)

Ah well, it was worth the experience.

On Feb 10, 2004, at 10:30 AM, Tom Lane wrote:

> But I'm not eager to support environment variables for things that can
> be set those ways.  There are a heck of a lot of SET variables ---
> would
> we want an env var for each one?

I agree; simpler is better and there's already a simple way to do it.
The environment's polluted enough as it is.

thanks,


/s.


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