Re: factorial function/phase out postfix operators?

[Mark Dilger]

> On Sep 11, 2020, at 12:54 PM, Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 3:23 PM Mark Dilger
> <mark.dil...@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
>> Another option would be to have pg_dump take a strictness mode option.  I 
>> don't think the option should have anything to do with postfix operators 
>> specifically, but be more general like --dump-incompatible-objects vs. 
>> --omit-incompatible-objects vs. --error-on-incompatible-objects vs. 
>> --do-your-best-to-fixup-incompatible-objects, with one of those being the 
>> default (and with all of them having better names).  If 
>> --error-on-incompatible-objects were the default, that would behave as 
>> Robert recommended upthread.
>> 
>> I can totally see an objection to the added complexity of such options, so 
>> I'm really just putting this out on the list for comment.
> 
> I'm not opposed to Tom's proposal. I just wanted to raise the issue
> for discussion.

Ah, ok.  I don't feel any need for changes, either.  I'll leave the patch as it 
stands now.

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