Fabien COELHO <coe...@cri.ensmp.fr> writes: >> I didn't think about it too much, but I don't see why a user couldn't set >> one of those error codes. >> I did, however, think that any attempt to set an exit_code outside of >> [0,127] would itself be an error, resulting in an exit code of 3.
> Hmmm. Maybe it should let the user shoots its own foot if desired, just a > reminder in the doc of a possible interference with existing codes would > be enough? Yeah, I see no reason why scripts shouldn't be allowed to return one of those codes if they like. We do need to constrain it to [0,127] for sanity though, or possibly [0,125] --- doesn't POSIX mandate special meaning for 126 and 127? regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers