From: | John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com> |
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To: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: psql, remove include of psqlscan.c |
Date: | 2012-09-27 15:48:38 |
Message-ID: | 50647556.4010607@hogranch.com |
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On 09/27/12 8:41 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> But I think I see what Tom objection to it is: if we "export" this
> capability to libpq applications, then we set it in stone to a certain
> extent: exactly how things are split would become part of the API, so to
> speak. Upgrading to a newer libpq could break application code that
> worked with the previous release's by splitting things differently.
>
> I don't currently have an opinion on whether this is a bad thing or not.
> Who wants to argue for/against?
I wonder if it shouldn't be in a separate 'helper' library, as it has no
direct ties to any libpq internals.
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john r pierce N 37, W 122
santa cruz ca mid-left coast
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