Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> This makes the function *not* like the other two, rather than
>> improving consistency.
> Well, it makes it like some of the existing functions, but not like
> others. This applied patch fixes them all.
This is making things worse, not better. You have just changed the
behavior, and not in a good way. Formerly these were no-ops on
a unix socket connection, and now they can throw errors.
regards, tom lane