On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:28:04 -0000 "Greg Sabino Mullane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > > > WARNING: Server version 8.2, psql version 8.4. > > psql features may not work. > > Can we say "Some psql features..."? the lowercase looks odd. Yep. I struggled with that through every version of the patch because the wording is weird as a whole, imo. Some psql features may not work. Specialized features may not work? Version specific features may not work? etc.... Some is fine. :) > > > I left off server version because there doesn't seem to be a > > reason to have it except if the server doesn't match. > > I'd like to have both for consistency's sake. It also helps if you're > debugging over the phone or looking at a pasted section. It also > makes the warning message easier, as there is no need to embed > version numbers inside of it. O.k. I can buy this argument. I guess if they are running into a bug in 8.1.4 it is an easy way to know. What are people's thoughts on: Instead of having all this static info just doing a: psql <version> PostgreSQL 8.2.7 on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC cc (GCC) 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu4) Type: help for help. postgres=> > > If I had enough time, I'd start just making psql backwards-compatible, > but that's another thread... oh good lord ... :P Joshua D. Drake -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
