Re: pgsql: Define a new, more extensible syntax for COPY options.

On Mon, 2009-09-21 at 20:10 +0000, Tom Lane wrote:
> Log Message:
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> Define a new, more extensible syntax for COPY options.
>
> This is intentionally similar to the recently revised syntax for EXPLAIN
> options, ie, (name value, ...).  The old syntax is still supported for
> backwards compatibility, but we intend that any options added in future
> will be provided only in the new syntax.

Can someone add a note to the release checklist to send out infopacks to
specific projects about such changes? It would be useful to let ETL
vendors know we're extending the syntax options so they can support them
by the time we release, rather than 3-6 months after we release.

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 Simon Riggs           www.2ndQuadrant.com