Re: log_error_verbosity function display

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Jaime Casanova <jcasanov(at)systemguards(dot)com(dot)ec>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: log_error_verbosity function display
Date: 2010-02-11 22:47:35
Message-ID: 201002112247.o1BMlZ216064@momjian.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Jaime Casanova wrote:
> >> i like this with or without the (), but maybe we are breaking client
> >> apps if change that
>
> > Ah, so you like FUNCTION.
>
> You can NOT change the line tag without almost certainly breaking
> log-reading tools like pgfouine. Even changing the content of the line
> risks that, and for no visible gain.
>
> This seems like the worst form of bike-shedding to me. This log entry
> has been formatted this way since 7.4, and nobody has ever complained
> about it, until you suddenly decided it was a problem. Leave it be.

I propose to add '()' because it is confusing without it. I don't think
many people are using the feature or we would have received suggestions
for improvmement. As you can see, once I posted about it, there were a
number of people who wanted improvements.

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