On Feb 18, 2010, at 8:38 PM, Tom Lane wrote: >> The regression test in the core is targeting only its version, >> but some external projects have version-independent tests. > > I think it's more like "are under the fond illusion that their tests are > version-independent". Are we going to back out the next incompatible > change we choose to make as soon as somebody notices that it breaks a > third-party test case? I don't think so. Let me point out that > choosing to install plpgsql by default has already broken "--single" > restore of practically every pg_dump out there. Nobody batted an eye > about that. Why are we suddenly so concerned about its effects on > unnamed test suites?
Because it's a lot easier for `pg_regress --load-language=plpgsql` to mean "ensure the language is installed" than it is for 3rd-party test suites to detect what version they're being installed against. Really, all that has to happen is pg_regress in 8.5a4+ needs to just ignore `--load-language=plpgsql`. That's it. Best, David -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
