Re: elog(LOG), elog(DEBUG)

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> There's a TODO item to make elog(LOG) a separate level.  I propose the
> name INFO.  It would be identical to DEBUG in effect, only with a
> different label.

This conveys nothing to my mind.  How should I determine whether a given
elog call ought to use INFO or DEBUG?

> The stricter distinction between DEBUG and INFO would also yield the
> possibility of optionally sending DEBUG output to the frontend, as has
> been requested a few times.

It's not a "strict distinction" unless we have a clear policy as to what
the different levels mean.  I think setting and documenting that policy
is the hard part of the task.
        regards, tom lane