Re: pg_dump of only the structure from a client such as ruby

From: Perry Smith <pedz(at)easesoftware(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Michael Glaesemann <grzm(at)seespotcode(dot)net>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_dump of only the structure from a client such as ruby
Date: 2007-08-06 01:32:57
Message-ID: FA945A56-903A-4818-B188-8A0D6CED7B92@easesoftware.com
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On Aug 5, 2007, at 7:37 PM, Tom Lane wrote:

> Perry Smith <pedz(at)easesoftware(dot)com> writes:
>> I find it odd that you are resistant to the idea. To me, the
>> advantages are clear if it can be done without a tremendous amount of
>> work.
>
> Well, it can't. pg_dump is an enormously complicated and frequently
> changed bit of code, and so you really really don't want to be copying
> it into other clients.

<snip>

Thanks for the reply.

> PS: *please* see if you can get them to take out the usage of
> pg_dump's
> -i switch. Having code invoke that blindly borders on criminal
> negligence.

I'll open a bug report and submit a patch... Thats the most I can do.

Perry Smith ( pedz(at)easesoftware(dot)com )
Ease Software, Inc. ( http://www.easesoftware.com )

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