On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 02:06:28PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Where are we on this? It seem odd that psql sends /* */ comments to the > server, but not "--" comments. Should this be documented or changed? > > I am confused why changing the behavior would affect the regression test > output as -- and /* */ comments already appear, and it was stated that > "--" comments are already not sent to the server. > > Everyone agreed that suppressing \timing output for a PGRES_EMPTY_QUERY > return result was not a good idea.
I have applied the attached document patch to document that '--' comments are not passed to the server, while C-style block comments are. We can call this a feature. ;-) -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + Everyone has their own god. +
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml new file mode 100644 index 5dce06a..85899d7 *** a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml --- b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml *************** testdb=> *** 679,684 **** --- 679,690 ---- <xref linkend="SQL-LISTEN"> and <xref linkend="SQL-NOTIFY">. </para> + + <para> + While C-style block comments are passed to the server for + processing and removal, SQL-standard comments are removed by + <application>psql</application>. + </para> </refsect2> <refsect2 id="APP-PSQL-meta-commands">
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