Re: pg_restore ignore error patch - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Fabien COELHO
Subject Re: pg_restore ignore error patch
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.58.0404200932151.6454@sablons.cri.ensmp.fr
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In response to Re: pg_restore ignore error patch  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: pg_restore ignore error patch  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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> > > I looked over the patch and it seems to continue on pg_restore errors by
> > > default.  That isn't good.  By default, any error should make it exit
> > > loudly.
> >
> > I'm not sure of that.  pg_dump is really designed and tested for the
> > case of text dump to a psql script, and if there is an error in the psql
> > [...]
>
> Oh, OK, so make it behave like pg_dump's text output piped into psql.

It is really easy to add an option to allow user change the 'ignore'
behavior, and make pg_restore exit loudly if it is desired.

Maybe it should be proposed just for backwards compatibility?

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Fabien Coelho - coelho@cri.ensmp.fr

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