Re: [pgsql-patches] pg_dump pretty_print

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Peter Eisentraut replied:

> The harm here is that under undefined circumstances a dump file
> will not be a proper and robust representation of the original
> database, which would add significant confusion and potential for error.

What "undefined circumstances" are we talking here? If there is a chance
that pg_get_viewdef and company do not output a version that can be
read again by the database because we simply changed the whitespace, that
sounds like a serious bug to be fixed, not a reason to reject this
optional flag.

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