Re: [Fwd: Re: proposal: new long psql parameter --on-error-stop]

Hello

2014-06-23 10:02 GMT+02:00 Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>:

> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 12:04 AM, Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > third version with Erik's update
>
> Here are some my comments:
>
> The document of psql needs to be updated. At least the description of new
> option
> this patch adds needs to be added into the document.
>
> + printf(_(" --help-variables list of available
> configuration variables (options), then exit\n"));
>
> We should get rid of "of" from the message, or add "show" in front of
> "list of"?
>
> + printf(_(" ECHO write all input lines to standard
> output\n"));
>
> This message seems not to be correct when ECHO=queries is set.
>
> + printf(_(" COMP_KEYWORD_CASE determines which letter case to
> use when completing an SQL key word\n"));
> + printf(_(" DBNAME name of currently connected
> database\n"));
> + printf(_(" ECHO write all input lines to standard
> output\n"));
>
> I found that some help message line uses a normal form of a verb, but
> other does not.
> We should standardize them?
>
> + printf(_(" PROMPT1, PROMPT2, PROMPT3 specify the psql prompt\n"));
>
> When the option name field is long, we should add a new line just
> after the name field
> and align the starting position of the option explanation field. That is,
> for example, the above should be
>
> printf(_(" PROMPT1, PROMPT2, PROMPT3\n"
> " specify the psql prompt\n"));
>
> + printf(_(" ON_ERROR_ROLLBACK when on, ROLLBACK on error\n"));
>
> This message seems incorrect to me. When this option is on and an error
> occurs
> in transaction, transaction continues rather than ROLLBACK occurs, IIUC.
> I did not check whole help messages yet, but ISTM some messages are not
> correct.
> It's better to check them again.
>
> + printf(_(" PSQL_RC alternative location of the user's
> .psqlrc file\n"));
>
> Typo: PSQL_RC should be PSQLRC
>
> + printf(_(" PGDATABASE same as the dbname connection
> parameter\n"));
> + printf(_(" PGHOST same as the host connection
> parameter\n"));
> + printf(_(" PGPORT same as the port connection
> parameter\n"));
> + printf(_(" PGUSER same as the user connection
> parameter\n"));
> + printf(_(" PGPASSWORD possibility to set password (not
> recommended)\n"));
> + printf(_(" PGPASSFILE password file (default ~/.pgpass)\n"));
>
> I don't think that psql needs to display the help messages of even
> environment
> variables supported by libpq.
>
>
Main reason is a PGPASSWORD -- it is probably most used env variable with
psql

PGPASSWORD=****** psql is very often used pattern

Regards

Pavel Stehule

> Regards,
>
> --
> Fujii Masao
>