Re: [HACKERS] Re: [BUGS] First experiences with Postgresql 7.0

On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > Using -f would work if you hadn't already overloaded it with another
> > meaning; but as you say I don't much want to add line numbers to all
> > the regress test expected outputs.  (That would mean that
> > adding/deleting lines in a test would create many bogus differences
> > further down in its output, which would be a pain in the neck for the
> > initial hand-validation of the changed output.)
> > 
> > So I vote for a switch that suppresses reading psqlrc ...
> > 
> 
> Yes, but are there cases where we would want psqlrc values set?  Should
> we specifically set all the variables ourselves on startup, just
> over-riding what is in psqlrc?

IMHO, the regression tests are based on a snapshot where psql is in a
'default state' ... why would we want psqlrc values set?

Marc G. Fournier                   ICQ#7615664               IRC Nick: Scrappy
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