Re: pg_dump pretty_print

From: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
To: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_dump pretty_print
Date: 2007-01-26 14:08:50
Message-ID: 57777b8d126d1f02471da7f0cdfa8a82@biglumber.com
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Peter Eisentraut replied:

> The harm here is that under undefined circumstances a dump file
> will not be a proper and robust representation of the original
> database, which would add significant confusion and potential for error.

What "undefined circumstances" are we talking here? If there is a chance
that pg_get_viewdef and company do not output a version that can be
read again by the database because we simply changed the whitespace, that
sounds like a serious bug to be fixed, not a reason to reject this
optional flag.

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