Re: [BUGS] *.sql contrib files contain unresolvable MODULE_PATHNAME

Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> On 12.10.2011 17:33, Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> How about adding something like
>> -- \\psql_hates_this
>> -- rest of comment
>> 
>> and then at least have new versions of psql find that and stop
>> processing the file with a more useful error at that point? Or maybe
>> that's overengineering..

> Overengineering IMHO. Besides, if a psql poison comment like that 
> exists, then we'd have to be careful not to emit one elsewhere. Think 
> pg_dump, if someone puts that comment in a function body...

Well, it can't be a comment, but what about a real psql command?
See my suggestion of using \echo.
        regards, tom lane