On 01/13/2018 10:52 PM, Stephen Frost wrote: > Vik, all, > > * Vik Fearing (vik.fear...@2ndquadrant.com) wrote: >> On 01/09/2018 02:29 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: >>> Everaldo Canuto wrote: >>>> Change my patch will make psql different from other sql clients I use >>>> (sqlplus and mysql). >>> >>> Well, I don't think we're too hot about copying their behavior exactly. >>> This thread discussed the behavior at length and a consensus was found >>> after much thinking. No one is imposing anything. >>> >>>> I am happy with my custom version of psql so you can cancel/delete/ignore >>>> my patch. >>> >>> We're not happy to lose a potential contributor, but of course that's >>> your prerogative. >>> >>> Can we find somebody else willing to implement the agreed-upon behavior? >> >> I'm currently reviewing two other patches in the commitfest (in my >> limited time). When I'm done with those I would be happy to pick this >> up if no one else has. > > Looks like the status of this should really be 'waiting on author' (even > if the current author isn't really interested in updating it, sounds > like Vik might be), so I've adjusted its status. > > I'm also of the opinion that this would be good to have, though I don't > know that I'll have time to bring it over the line for v11.
After re-reading the thread, I think the original patch is optimal. I don't like what the consensus is and so I have no interest in implementing it. In particular, I currently hate how pasting a query with tabs screws everything up with unhelpful completions. I don't want to add to that with the column example Tom exposed in [1] and especially with the plpgsql example Vladimir Svedov exposed in [2]. I quite like the idea of blanking the database name in PROMPT2 as suggested by Daniel in [3], I would be happy to work on that patch if others agree. [1] https://postgr.es/m/31478.1512760...@sss.pgh.pa.us [2] https://postgr.es/m/CADqDLE-hgRA0qLeiC3a3DJ41-yR5kj=k0o679K=zk32vlza...@mail.gmail.com [3] https://postgr.es/m/ad75eab6-71ea-4e1f-8aa5-68876ff50...@manitou-mail.org -- Vik Fearing +33 6 46 75 15 36 http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support
