Ron Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>> select * from (select substring(version() from '[0-9\.]+') as version) as a
>>> join (select generate_series(0,100000000000)) as b on(version<'8.4');
>>> set intervalstyle = something;
>>
>> [ shrug... ] It's still just one easily missable bleat.
> Not here.
> On my system it hangs forever on 8.3 or less and proceeds
> harmlessly with 8.4.
Oh, I see what you're trying to do. The answer is no. We're not going
to totally destroy back-portability of dumps, especially not for a
problem that won't even affect most people (negative intervals are
hardly common).
regards, tom lane
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