Re: [PATCHES] Version checking when loading psql

How hard would it be to do the check only when reporting on a failed command.
Something like "[command] failed.  Could it be because you're using psql version
X and connected to Postgresql version Y?"  That way you would have a hint when
something failed, but otherwise wouldn't have to worry about it.  Unless some
commands didn't work by returning bad results without actually "failing" with an
error message....



Tom Lane <tgl%sss.pgh.pa.us@interlock.lexmark.com> on 11/21/2001 10:12:02 AM

To:   Peter Eisentraut <peter_e%gmx.net@interlock.lexmark.com>
cc:   Greg Sabino Mullane <greg%turnstep.com@interlock.lexmark.com>,
      pgsql-general%postgresql.org@interlock.lexmark.com (bcc: Wesley
      Sheldahl/Lex/Lexmark)
Subject:  Re: [GENERAL] [PATCHES] Version checking when loading psql


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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Greg Sabino Mullane writes:
>> Attached is a little patch that simply verifies that the
>> version of psql you are running is the same as the version
>> of postgresql you are attaching to.

> I'm sure this would annoy people.

I'm of two minds about it.  It'd annoy *me*, but I know we have seen
trouble reports from people who were using version-mismatched psql
and didn't understand why some \d commands didn't work.  Maybe we
should be catering more to newbies here.

Any other opinions out there?

               regards, tom lane

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