On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 05:49:43PM -0400, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > On 2019-Jun-21, David Fetter wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 05:20:54PM -0400, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > > > On 2018-Jan-29, David Fetter wrote: > > > > > > > We could certainly have \d call DESCRIBE for later versions of the > > > > server. \ commands which call different SQL depending on server > > > > version have long been a standard practice. > > > > > > So what is the uptake on implementing this at the server side, ie. > > > DESCRIBE? > > > > I've got a few Round Tuits available this weekend. This seems like a > > worthwhile thing to spend them on. > > That's great, but my question is whether you managed to convince anyone > whether it's a good idea.
Everybody who's used MySQL will. In some sense, I'm more concerned about the users in the future, who I hope vastly outnumber the users in the present and past. Best, David. -- David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> http://fetter.org/ Phone: +1 415 235 3778 Remember to vote! Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
