Alvaro Herrera <alvhe...@commandprompt.com> writes:
> Excerpts from Robert Haas's message of mié jun 15 08:45:21 -0400 2011:
>> As a separate issue, I tend to agree with Tom that using psql as part
>> of the pg_upgrade process is a lousy idea and we need a better
>> solution.  But let's fix one thing at a time.

> Agreed on both counts ... but ... does this mean that we need a
> different program for programmable tasks as opposed to interactive
> ones?  Dealing with standalone backends *is* a pain, that's for sure.

So we fix the interface presented by standalone mode to be less insane.
That way, we can *reduce* the net amount of cruft in the system, rather
than adding more as all these proposals do.

                        regards, tom lane

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