Re: BUG #7635: psql -1 and \connect

On Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:29:50 +0100, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> pgmail@joh.to writes:
>> I know it's not clear what to do with --single-transaction if a script
>> is
>> \connecting to multiple databases in a single file, but IMHO it should
>> at
>> least work correctly for the single database case.
>
> Define "correctly" --- I would expect \connect to establish a new
> connection even if the same target database is named.  We can't change
> that behavior without breaking existing scripts, IMO --- for example, \c
> is a long-established way to reset GUC settings, prepared statements,
> etc.

Hmm..  I only considered the case where the \connect is at the beginning
of the file.  I see your point.

> Perhaps we should have \connect fail outright in -1 mode.  I can see
> no way for it to do anything and still maintain the expectation of a
> single transaction.

Would supporting a \connect at the very beginning of the file seem
possible?  Maybe even only if it's to the same database?


Regards,
Marko Tiikkaja