Re: Version number in psql banner

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Darcy Buskermolen <darcy(at)wavefire(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Subject: Re: Version number in psql banner
Date: 2005-09-01 18:53:12
Message-ID: 5248.1125600792@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Darcy Buskermolen <darcy(at)wavefire(dot)com> writes:
> Yes I've seen the same frustration from users, I think the banner should say
> something along the lines of "psql client version foo connected to server bar
> version sfoo"

That seems overly verbose, particularly in the normal case where the
versions are indeed the same. I could live with seeing a display like
that when the versions are different.

The other question is what counts as "different" --- do we want to
complain like this if the minor versions are different?

regards, tom lane

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