Re: Conflicting option checking in pg_restore

Hello Narayanan,

>> There is a possible catch:
>>
>> Function RestoreArchive is called both from pg_dump & pg_restore, so now
>> the sanity check is not performed for the former (which does not have the
>> -1 option, though). Moreover, the function is noted "Public", which may
>> suggest that external tools could take advantage of it, and if so it
>> suggests that maybe it is not wise to remove the test. Any opinion around?
>
> [...]
>
> Wouldn't ropt->single_txn be undefined when called from pg_dump ?

Yes, probably.

> Unless I missed something here, I think it is logical to just move the
> relevant code to pg_restore main.

My point is that given the "Public" comment and that some care is taken to
put everything in a special struct, I was wondering whether external tools
may use this function, in which case the check would be left out.

--
Fabien.