Re: New pg_config behavior

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> I have some doubts about the new pg_config behavior of printing "not recorded"
> when an item is not known. I doubt that this will cause automated users of
> this program to behave reasonably in error scenarios. I think a more
> reasonable behavior would be to use a non-zero exit status and possibly print
> a message to stderr and nothing to stdout.

Good point, although in practice that code only gets compiled in builds
with brain-dead Windows tools; I rather doubt that the resulting executable
would ever get used as you foresee. But if you want to change it, OK
with me.

regards, tom lane