Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> > Am Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2008 schrieb Alvaro Herrera:
> >> Effect: we would stop receiving complaints that an old pg_dump can talk
> >> to a server that most likely is incompatible with it. People would
> >> learn on the spot that they must install the newer pg_dump.
>
> > I think a more moderate measure might be to clarify the error message
> > "aborting because of version mismatch (Use the -i option to proceed
> > anyway.)\n"
>
> I would be satisfied with that if I thought people would actually read
> the message. My complaint is really directed at certain admin packages
> (and they know who they are) that invoke pg_dump *by default*, behind
> the user's back, with -i.
Oh? That isn't good.
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