On 9 June 2010 07:58, Dean Rasheed <dean.a.rash...@gmail.com> wrote: > I prefer my patch - but then I suppose I would say that :-) >
Seriously though, I can think of a number of good arguments in favour of the "quote all string values unconditionally" approach: - It's the simplest, least obtrusive fix to our code. - It's the least likely to have bugs in our code. - It's the least likely to lead to bugs in client code. - It gives clean, consistent output (IMO). - It's the easiest to machine parse (marginally). - Strings are always strings. - It's still perfectly human readable. - Re arguments about mailers chopping it up, it's easier to piece together again if you know all long lines end with a double quote. I love Florian's example, because it illustrates that there are all sorts of YAML output that we *could* produce that would be technically equivalent. However, I think this is a case of the simplest solution being the best. Regards, Dean -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs
