On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, Zsolt Parragi <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Do we really want the grief of making it mandatory? > > I didn't suggest making it mandatory - the current patch I attached is > completely opt-in (default setting is exactly how it works currently, > DBAs have to opt in by changing it). > > My reasoning for making the warning the default is to encourage > extension developers to properly reserve GUC prefixes, without causing > compatibility problems for users - but I'm not sure about that, that's > why I submitted the patch with "off" default. > The fact users can set this to strict effectively makes variable registration mandatory for extension authors, not merely “encouragement”, IMO. That’s a decent step-up from “protect thyself” to “user-mandated”. I’m just not seeing enough benefit here to provoke three-way discussions between users, extension authors, and ourselves. Rather leave well-enough alone given current information about the community’s experiences in this realm. David J.
