From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM> |
Cc: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Michael Glaesemann <grzm(at)seespotcode(dot)net>, Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: script binaries renaming |
Date: | 2007-07-07 19:03:06 |
Message-ID: | 6576.1183834986@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM> writes:
> There is group of people who has different opinion. The main reasons for
> this patch are 1) names could collide with system tools
That argument is purely theoretical, though, since no one has complained
to us of an *actual* collision. With these utilities having been around
with their current names for more than ten years, I think we've
established sufficient squatter's rights on the names ;-). No doubt
we'd do it differently if starting in a green field, but we're not
starting in a green field. There's enough usage precedent now that I
doubt we can ever remove the existing names, which leaves me wondering
what is the point.
> By the way my original idea was create new command "pg_cmd", which
> integrates all in one include missing commands(e.g. createtablespace).
There doesn't seem to be anyone but you who feels any attraction to that
concept. These utilities have a wide enough difference in behavior and
intended usage that ISTM force-fitting them into a single binary would
just increase confusion and difficulty of use.
regards, tom lane
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