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

> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > 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?
>
> No. In the first place, we've already got a dozen or two SET variables
> (and the list keeps changing); do you really want to reset all of those
> in each regress test? In the second place, a psqlrc script could screw
> things up in more creative ways than just issuing SET commands. IIRC,
> Rolf's original example was a psqlrc that issued a BEGIN to leave the
> system in an open-transaction state. In the third place, the psql echo
> output from any commands issued by psqlrc would itself be enough to
> cause bogus "failures" of all the tests.
>

Yes, I see. Just asking.

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