Re: Error messages --- now that we've got it, do you like

Tom, you saw this suggestion, right?

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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > VERBOSE doesn't seem like the right name for the \set parameter. I
> > consider VERBOSE to be a possible value for error verbosity. Saying
> > '\set VERBOSE terse' seems like an contradiction.
> >
> > Should we call it VERBOSITY, or something else? Seems 'error' or 'err'
> > or 'message' should be in there somewhere too.
> >
> > Here is a good example of the problem:
> >
> > > regression=# \set VERBOSE verbose
> > > regression=# \set VERBOSE default
> > > regression=# \set VERBOSE terse
> >
> > That is just confusing. It is the parameter name and a possible value.
> >
> > How about MESSOUTPUT or ERROUTPUT? Both look ugly, though.
>
> OK, if people like VERBOSITY, I wonder if the values should be more like
> a tunable parameter, rather than a behavior, meaning VERBOSITY would
> have values like off/default/full, or minimum/default/maximum.
>
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