Re: explain output infelicity in psql

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Ron Mayer <rm_pg(at)cheapcomplexdevices(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: explain output infelicity in psql
Date: 2009-12-11 03:25:44
Message-ID: 8564.1260501944@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Hilariously enough, that's exactly what we used to do. I am leaning
> toward the view that we should revert all the ASCII output format
> changes vs. 8.4 and let people use the new unicode mode if they want
> all the spiffy bells and whistles.

There are clearly use-cases for this feature; I think arguing to revert
it is an extreme overreaction. We could reconsider which behavior ought
to be default, perhaps.

regards, tom lane

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