> > >Not a big fan of that abbreviation itself. What I'd wondered about
> > >instead - and actually had patched into my psql at some point - is
> > >adding an appropriate escape to psql's PROMPT. I think that'd serve your
> > >purpose as well?
> >
> > +3.14159; that would be hugely helpful when using gdb.
>
> You can get that today. In ~/.psqlrc:
>
> SELECT pg_catalog.pg_backend_pid() AS backend_pid \gset
> \set PROMPT1 '%m %:backend_pid: %/%R%# '
>
> It doesn't update after \connect, but the overlap between my use of \connect
> and my use of debuggers is tiny.
Thank you all!
My hack is going to be much smoother.
Regards,
Naoya
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Naoya Anzai
Engineering Department
NEC Solution Inovetors, Ltd.
E-Mail: nao-anzai@xc.jp.nec.com
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