On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 at 16:32, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Simon Riggs <si...@2ndquadrant.com> writes: > > I suggest ALTER TABLE should respond to a parameter setting of > ddl_dry_run > > = on, so the whole world doesn't need to rewrite its syntax to support > the > > new option. > > We were just busy shooting down a different suggestion of > behavior-changing GUCs. A GUC that turns all ALTERs into no-ops > sure seems like a foot-gun to me. >
How would you test a script? Manually edit each one with the new option? Manual editing is more of a foot gun. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ <http://www.2ndquadrant.com/> PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
