Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Am Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2008 schrieb Alvaro Herrera:
>> Effect: we would stop receiving complaints that an old pg_dump can talk
>> to a server that most likely is incompatible with it. People would
>> learn on the spot that they must install the newer pg_dump.
> I think a more moderate measure might be to clarify the error message
> "aborting because of version mismatch (Use the -i option to proceed
> anyway.)\n"
I would be satisfied with that if I thought people would actually read
the message. My complaint is really directed at certain admin packages
(and they know who they are) that invoke pg_dump *by default*, behind
the user's back, with -i.
regards, tom lane
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