Re: machine-readable explain output

Bernd Helmle <mailings@oopsware.de> writes:
> --On 13. Juni 2009 15:01:43 -0400 Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Also, the result type of an EXPLAIN (format xml) should be type xml, not
>>> text.
>> 
>> Seems reasonable.  I'll see if I can figure out how to do that.

> I suppose it's okay then, that the format is not available when the server 
> isn't build with --with-libxml ?

I believe we have things set up so that you can still print "xml" data
without libxml configured in.  We'd need to be sure casting to text
works too, but other than that I don't see an issue here.
        regards, tom lane