Re: [HACKERS] pg_dump not in very good shape

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Actually the megatest is:

>     pg_dump regress > out
>     dropdb regression
>     createdb regression
>     psql regression < out
>     pg_dump regress > out2
>     diff out out2

> That is the pg_dump test, and someone usually does it as part of
> regression testing before each release.

> It would be nice to add this to test/regress/Makefile maybe.

That's a good thought --- it eliminates both the platform-specific
issues and the problem of adding a bulky reference file to the
distribution.

I'd suggest, though, that the test *not* clobber the regression DB.
Instead
pg_dump regression >outcreatedb regression2psql regression2 <outpg_dump regression >out2dropdb regression2        --
maybediffout out2
 

This leaves you a better chance of investigating the diff if you
get one.
        regards, tom lane