Re: [PATCHES] Version checking when loading psql

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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Greg Sabino Mullane writes:
>> Attached is a little patch that simply verifies that the
>> version of psql you are running is the same as the version
>> of postgresql you are attaching to.

> I'm sure this would annoy people.

I'm of two minds about it.  It'd annoy *me*, but I know we have seen
trouble reports from people who were using version-mismatched psql
and didn't understand why some \d commands didn't work.  Maybe we
should be catering more to newbies here.

Any other opinions out there?

            regards, tom lane