> Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Would someone give me a status on this? > > I don't think we need any code changes. If we decide to deprecate -o > (or anything else), it's just a documentation change. So we can argue > about it during beta ... > > >> If we notify of the impending deprecation now, to actually occur in 7.3, > >> would we be best intoducing alternative option names somewhere in the > >> 7.2 beta cycle so people writing scripts for 7.2 can use the new names > >> and know their scripts will work into the future? > > The alternative option names already exist, in the form of GUC > variables. For example, "--sort-mem=NNN" could replace -S NNN.
I don't think we can remove -o behavior during beta because it will affect people using -S in startup scripts. I just wanted to know if I should record this on the TODO list. Added to TODO: * Remove behavior of postmaster -o after making postmaster/postgres flags unique -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
