On 2013-12-05 11:39:29 -0500, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > I think this proposal is a bit deadlocked now. > > - There are technical concerns about launching a server executable from > within a client. > > - There are conceptual concerns about promoting an embedded database mode. > > On the other hand: > > - Everyone would like to have a way to use psql (and other basic > clients) in stand-alone mode. > The only solutions I see are: > > 1. do nothing > > 2. do everything (i.e., existing terminal mode plus socket mode plus > embedded mode), letting the user work out the differences > > Pick one. ;-)
3) make it an explicit parameter, outside the database DSN, and let the clients contain a tiny bit of explict code about it. There really aren't that many clients that can use such a mode sensibly. If we ever want to support a real embedded mode, much, much more than this is needed. I don't think we should let that stop us from improving single user mode. Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
