On 01/27/2018 05:39 PM, David Fetter wrote: > On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 04:28:24PM +0100, Vik Fearing wrote: >> On 01/26/2018 03:49 PM, David Fetter wrote: >>> I propose that we do what at least MySQL, Oracle, and DB2 do and >>> implement DESCRIBE as its own command. >> Hard pass. > > Would you be so kind as to expand on this? "Pass" might indicate a > lack of interest in doing the work, but "hard pass" seems to indicate > that you have reasons the work should not be done. Have I interpreted > this correctly?
Andreas said it quite well. I don't like having client commands look like server commands. I don't mind exceptions for "help" and "quit", but I see no reason for anything more. -- Vik Fearing +33 6 46 75 15 36 http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support
