Bug#648895: postgresql-client: help lists wrong default
On ons, 2011-11-16 at 11:41 +1300, Jasen Betts wrote: psql --help suggests that the default database name is user's system account username however the default database is actually the same as the value of the username parameter and only takes the system user name if neither is specified. perhaps it should say Default: same as database username, %s There is even more involved. For example, it takes into account whether the PGDATABASE environment variable is set. If it is, the updated wording you propose wouldn't be correct anymore either. Not sure how much of this logic we want to cram into a one-line help. At some point, one has to read the documentation. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#648895: postgresql-client: help lists wrong default
Package: postgresql-client Version: 8.4.8-0squeeze2 Severity: minor psql --help suggests that the default database name is user's system account username however the default database is actually the same as the value of the username parameter and only takes the system user name if neither is specified. perhaps it should say Default: same as database username, %s -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.3 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages postgresql-client depends on: ii postgresql-client-8.48.4.8-0squeeze2 front-end programs for PostgreSQL postgresql-client recommends no packages. postgresql-client suggests no packages. -- debconf-show failed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
